CVE-2023-42074Type Confusion in Editor

CWE-843Type Confusion3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

PDF-XChange Editor addScript Type Confusion 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 implementation of the addScript method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result

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-fx24-3wfx-rxhc: PDF-XChange Editor addScript Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor addScript Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVE-2023-42074 — Type Confusion in Pdf-xchange Editor | cvebase