CVE-2023-42040
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:26.637Z
State: PUBLISHED
title: PDF-XChange Editor mailForm Use-After-Free Code Execution Vulnerability
descriptions: value: 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.
affected: vendor: PDF-XChange
product: PDF-XChange Editor
versions: version: 9.5.367.0
status: affected
defaultStatus: unknown
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-416
description: CWE-416: Use After Free
type: CWE
dateAssigned: 2023-09-06T16:25:45.029-05:00
datePublic: 2023-09-08T11:31:32.486-05:00
source: value: kimiya
metrics: format: CVSS
cvssV3_0: version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH