ZdiVULNRICHMENT:CVE-2023-42040CVE-2023-42040 PDF-XChange Editor mailForm Use-After-Free Code Execution Vulnerability
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.2%
PDF-XChange Editor mailForm Use-After-Free 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 mailForm method. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20663.
CNA Affected
[
{
"vendor": "PDF-XChange",
"product": "PDF-XChange Editor",
"versions": [
{
"version": "9.5.367.0",
"status": "affected"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.2%