CVE-2023-39495 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-39495

PDF-XChange Editor readFileIntoStream Exposed Dangerous Function Information Disclosure Vulnerability

5.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

PDF-XChange Editor readFileIntoStream Exposed Dangerous Function 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 readFileIntoStream method. The issue results from the exposure of a dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-19657.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1141/

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Affected Vendor

PDF-XChange

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Affected Software

PDF-XChange Editor

Vulnerable Versions:

9.5.366.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2024

Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation