CVE-2023-40472
PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
| CWE | CWE-822 |
| Vendor | pdf-xchange |
| Product | pdf-xchange editor |
| Published | May 3, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Aug 2, 2024 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H