PDF-XChange Editor Doc Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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 handling of Doc objects. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated 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-20891.
History

Tue, 20 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:11:09.851Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.986Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.912Z

Link: CVE-2023-40473

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.986Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:19.807

Modified: 2025-05-20T13:41:02.680

Link: CVE-2023-40473

cve-icon Redhat

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