CVE-2023-37330CWE-749

Kofax Power PDF exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published May 3, 2024

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Kofax Power PDF exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. 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 exportAsText method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows the attacker to write arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-20230.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00314 · 23.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-749 · Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Published
2024-05-03T01:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 01:58Z
    Kofax Power PDF exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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