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CVE-2023-51565 (GCVE-0-2023-51565)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:15 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:30

Title

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

Summary

Kofax Power PDF XPS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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. Was ZDI-CAN-21975.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Kofax	Power PDF	Affected: 5.0.0.57 (5.0.0.10.0.23307)

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FKIE_CVE-2023-51565

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-03 03:16 - Updated: 2025-08-07 14:59

Severity ?

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

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-003/	Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-003/	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	tungstenautomation	power_pdf	*

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        {
          "cpeMatch": [
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            }
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      "value": "Kofax Power PDF XPS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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.\n\nThe 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. Was ZDI-CAN-21975."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo de Use-After-Free en el an\u00e1lisis de archivos Kofax Power PDF XPS. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en instalaciones afectadas de Kofax Power PDF. Se requiere la interacci\u00f3n del usuario para aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad, ya que el objetivo debe visitar una p\u00e1gina maliciosa o abrir un archivo malicioso. La falla espec\u00edfica existe en el manejo de archivos XPS. El problema surge de la falta de validaci\u00f3n de la existencia de un objeto antes de realizar operaciones sobre \u00e9l. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para ejecutar c\u00f3digo en el contexto del proceso actual. Era ZDI-CAN-21975."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2025-08-07T14:59:29.653",
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GSD-2023-51565

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-21 06:01

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-51565

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GHSA-MXHV-C85C-9W63

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:31 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:31

Details

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. Was ZDI-CAN-21975.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  ],
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  "id": "GHSA-mxhv-c85c-9w63",
  "modified": "2024-05-03T03:31:07Z",
  "published": "2024-05-03T03:31:07Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2023-51565 (GCVE-0-2023-51565)

FKIE_CVE-2023-51565

GSD-2023-51565

GHSA-MXHV-C85C-9W63

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