CVE-2024-27323 — Improper Certificate Validation in Editor

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Pdf-xchange EditorPdf-xchange Pdf-tools
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateApr 2

Description

PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the certificate presented by the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute c…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor10.1.1.381
▶NVDpdf-xchange/pdf-tools10.1.1.381

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6wrg-cr3c-h2hf: PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-04-02
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CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-04-01
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