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ghsa-6wrg-cr3c-h2hf

Vulnerability from github

Published

2024-04-02 00:30

Modified

2024-04-02 00:30

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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.

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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-6wrg-cr3c-h2hf",
  "modified": "2024-04-02T00:30:46Z",
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cve-2024-27323

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2024-04-01 21:48

Modified

2024-08-02 00:34

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-198/	x_research-advisory

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	PDF-XChange	PDF-XChange Editor

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
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Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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