Pdf Xchange Editor
CVE-2019-17497
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Tracker PDF-XChange Editor before 8.0.330.0 has an NTLM SSO hash theft vulnerability using crafted FDF or XFDF files (a related issue to CVE-2018-4993). For example, an NTLM hash is sent for a link to \\192.168.0.2\C$\file.pdf without user interaction.
AnalysisAI
Tracker PDF-XChange Editor before 8.0.330.0 has an NTLM SSO hash theft vulnerability using crafted FDF or XFDF files (a related issue to CVE-2018-4993). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Tracker PDF-XChange Editor before 8.0.330.0 has an NTLM SSO hash theft vulnerability using crafted FDF or XFDF files (a related issue to CVE-2018-4993). For example, an NTLM hash is sent for a link to \\192.168.0.2\C$\file.pdf without user interaction. Affected products include: Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Xchange Editor. Version information: before 8.0.330.0.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.
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