Use After Free in Kofax Power Pdf
CVE-2023-51568
Kofax Power PDF OXPS File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. 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 OXPS 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-21990.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Kofax Power Pdf — versions 5.0.0.57 (5.0.0.10.0.23307)
- Tungstenautomation Power_pdf
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51568?
- CVE-2023-51568 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kofax Power Pdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51568?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.