What is CVE-2024-27323?

CVE-2024-27323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-27323?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools

CVE-2024-27323

PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the certificate presented by the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-22224.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools — versions 10.1.1.381
Pdf-xchange Editor — versions 10.1.1.381
Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange_editor — versions 10.1.1.381

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27323?: CVE-2024-27323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-27323?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.