PT-2023-5753 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Hades_Kito · Published 2023-01-20 · Updated 2025-05-19 · CVE-2023-39499

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. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of JPG files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a write past the end of an allocated object. This can be leveraged 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.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06431

CVE-2023-39499

ZDI-23-1139

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1139 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39499 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39499 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06431 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.237485 · Note
• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122913 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787139495130714594 · Twitter Post