CVE-2023-40472CWE-822

PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published May 3, 2024

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20730.

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
0.00394 · 32.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-822 · Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Published
2024-05-03T02:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 02:11Z
    PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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