What is CVE-2023-39493?

CVE-2023-39493 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-39493?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools

CVE-2023-39493

PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method 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 exportAsText method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows writing arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-19649.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools — versions 9.5.366.0
Pdf-xchange Editor — versions 9.5.366.0
Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange_editor — versions 9.5.366.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39493?: CVE-2023-39493 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-39493?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.