CVE-2023-40472 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Editor

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Pdf-xchange EditorPdf-xchange Pdf-tools
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 handling of strings. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to d…

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

▶CVEListV5pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor9.5.367.0
▶NVDpdf-xchange/pdf-tools9.5.368.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cr45-2cwv-7v3m: PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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