CVE-2022-30350 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can recover redacted text from PDFs because the tool fails to remove underlying data, exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-30350?
CVE-2022-30350 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Avanquest Software RAD PDF (PDFEscape Online) 3.19.2.2 is vulnerable to Information Leak / Disclosure. The PDFEscape Online tool provides users with a "white out" functionality for redacting images, text, and other graphics from a PDF document. However, this mechanism does not remove underlying text or PDF object specification information from the PDF. As a result, for example, redacted text may be copy-pasted by a PDF reader.
Weakness: CWE-213
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30350?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avanquest Pdfescape.
How do I fix CVE-2022-30350?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-30350 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-30350 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9xg-3j9r-v8jf.