CVE-2022-42408
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
34.5%
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 parsing of EMF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18543.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor | tracker-software pdf-xchange editor | lt | 9.5.366.0 |
CNA Affected
[
{
"vendor": "PDF-XChange",
"product": "PDF-XChange Editor",
"versions": [
{
"version": "9.4.363.0",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
34.5%