TI-2023-18984 Aliases CVE-2023-37355 GHSA-xm5w-7vqw-w9rq

Use after free in Kofax Power PDF

LOW 25CWE-416Published 2024-05-03 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Kofax Power PDF JPG File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 parsing of JPG 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20460.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Kofax	Power PDF	5.0.0.19	—	No fix listed	CNA

Power PDF VendorKofax Affected 5.0.0.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf::::::windows::*	before 5.0.0.10	Vulnerable	Tungsten Automation

cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Tungsten Automation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37355
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm5w-7vqw-w9rq

References

Advisory 1

ZDI-23-950

TI-2022-08834 Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 incorrectly uses Privileged APIs… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-04623 Remote Code Execution in Saperion Web Client version 7.5.2 83166. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-08835 Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary temp.ini… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-28218 Stack-based buffer overflow in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-20110 Out-of-bounds write in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-05124 Out-of-bounds write in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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