CVE-2023-42040

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1391/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1391/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:::::::*

History

19 May 2025, 14:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:::::::*
References	~~() https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html -~~	() https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1391/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1391/ - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:15

Updated : 2025-05-19 14:26

NVD link : CVE-2023-42040

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pdf-xchange

pdf-xchange_editor
pdf-tools

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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