CVE-2022-37366

HIGH

Pdf-xchange Editor - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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 Doc objects. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17727.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 70.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor 9.3.361.0
Published Mar 29, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026