Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-40471
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 63.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2023-40471
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0