PT-2024-14202 · Kofax · Kofax Power Pdf

Mat Powell · Published 2024-01-04 · Updated 2025-08-07 · CVE-2023-51565

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 handling of XPS files due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. 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.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-51565

ZDI-24-003

Affected Products

Kofax Power Pdf

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51565 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-003 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131271 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786408562375188943 · Twitter Post