Advisory Details

January 4th, 2024

Kofax Power PDF XPS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-24-003
ZDI-CAN-21975

CVE ID CVE-2023-51565
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Kofax
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Power PDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. 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 handling of XPS files. 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.16.htm


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-08-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-01-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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