{"id":"CVE-2023-39493","aliases":["EUVD-2023-43216","GHSA-phvq-jrfx-8jhp"],"status":"published","title":"PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. 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 exportAsText method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows writing arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-19649.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00406,"percentile":0.3536,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-749"],"published":"2024-05-03T02:10:54Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:12:26Z","products":[{"vendor":"pdf-xchange","product":"pdf-tools"},{"vendor":"pdf-xchange","product":"pdf-xchange editor"},{"vendor":"pdf-xchange","product":"pdf-xchange_editor"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1130/","tags":["x_research-advisory","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39493"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1130"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-phvq-jrfx-8jhp"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-39493","title":"PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. 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 exportAsText method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows writing arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-19649.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-03T02:10:54.901Z","modified":"2024-08-02T18:10:21.106Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:33.462059Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-43216","description":"PDF-XChange Editor exportAsText Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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