CVE-2023-39506

HIGH

PDF-XChange Editor - Remote Code Execution via createDataObject Directory Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

PDF-XChange Editor createDataObject Directory Traversal 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 createDataObject method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-20594.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1147/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0079
EPSS Percentile 74.1%
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-22
Status published
Products (2)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools 9.5.367.0
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor 9.5.367.0
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026