CVE-2023-24304
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute...
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2023-24304- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2023-24304- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-28360
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.
- Record
EUVD-2023-28360- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m79g-73hm-2964
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute...
Improper input validation in the PDF.dll plugin of IrfanView v4.60 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via opening a crafted PDF file.
- Record
GHSA-m79g-73hm-2964- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24304 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Irfanview, published March 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.