Exposed dangerous method or function in PDF-XChange Editor - CVE-2022-37365

 

Exposed dangerous method or function in PDF-XChange Editor - CVE-2022-37365

Published: August 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66652
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37365
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PDF-XChange
Affected software:
PDF-XChange Editor

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application exposes a JavaScript interface within the saveAs method. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-37365

Install updates from vendor's website.

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