CVE-2023-39506Path Traversal in Editor

CWE-22Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

PDF-XChange Editor createDataObject Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the createDataObject method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6xw7-mxp5-g2p8: PDF-XChange Editor createDataObject Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor createDataObject Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVE-2023-39506 — Path Traversal in Pdf-xchange Editor | cvebase