PT-2023-8813 · Kofax · Kofax Power Pdf

Rgod · Published 2023-11-16 · Updated 2024-04-03 · CVE-2024-27338

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 Kofax Power PDF (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. It requires user interaction, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the implementation of the app.response method due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a read past the end of an allocated object. This can be leveraged to execute code in the context of the current process. The vulnerability can be exploited using a specially crafted PDF file.

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

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02036

CVE-2024-27338

ZDI-24-219

Affected Products

Kofax Power Pdf

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02036 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-219 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27338 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.255486 · Note
• https://docshield.tungstenautomation.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.17.htm · Note