CVE-2023-42074

HIGH

PDF-XChange Editor - Remote Code Execution via addScript Type Confusion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

PDF-XChange Editor addScript Type Confusion 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 implementation of the addScript method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21338.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1376/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 32.2%
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-843
Status published
Products (2)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools 9.5.368.0
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor 9.5.368.0
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026