CVE-2022-37349 (GCVE-0-2022-37349)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-29 00:00
Modified
2025-02-18 19:12
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
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 submitForm method. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17142.
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Vendor Product Version
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor Version: 9.3.361.0
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