CVE-2023-23169
Published: 12 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-23169 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Synapsoft Pdfocus. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 33.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27269
Vulnerability details
Synapsoft pdfocus 1.17 is vulnerable to local file inclusion and server-side request forgery Directory Traversal.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.