PDF-XChange Editor App 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 App objects. 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-20729.
History

Mon, 19 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:11:08.233Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.826Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.912Z

Link: CVE-2023-40471

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.826Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:19.470

Modified: 2025-05-19T14:26:50.620

Link: CVE-2023-40471

cve-icon Redhat

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