PT-2023-5583 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Mat Powell · Published 2023-09-29 · Updated 2024-05-04 · CVE-2023-42108

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PDF-XChange Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EMF files, resulting from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06234

CVE-2023-42108

ZDI-23-1483

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 7

• https://tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42108 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42108 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06234 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1483 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786771018108874895 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.240972 · Note