CVE-2023-23169

MEDIUM

Synapsoft pdfocus 1.17 - Path Traversal and Server-Side Request Forgery

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-23169. PoCs published by S4nshine.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-23169, demonstrating Local File Inclusion (LFI) and Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in PDFocus services. The exploit involves uploading a crafted DOCX file containing an iframe tag to trigger the vulnerabilities.

Description

Synapsoft pdfocus 1.17 is vulnerable to local file inclusion and server-side request forgery Directory Traversal.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by S4nshine · poc
https://github.com/S4nshine/CVE-2023-23169

This repository provides a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-23169, demonstrating Local File Inclusion (LFI) and Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in PDFocus services. The exploit involves uploading a crafted DOCX file containing an iframe tag to trigger the vulnerabilities.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Ssrf | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PDFocus services
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to upload files to PDFocus services
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22 CWE-918
Status published
Products (1)
synapsoft/pdfocus 1.17
Published May 12, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026