Advisory Details

July 13th, 2023

Kofax Power PDF exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-925
ZDI-CAN-20230

CVE ID CVE-2023-37330
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 exportAsText method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows the attacker to write arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in Power PDF 5.0 Standard & Advanced in v5.0.0.10.0.23307.
https://docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDF-5.0.0.10_EN.htm


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-02-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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