{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6298 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-6298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apryse iText, published on 26 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6298 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-6298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apryse iText, published on 26 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6298 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Apryse iText. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6298/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-6298","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6298/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-6298","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-3g98-4f8c-vh63","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6298"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Java PDF library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Improper array index validation in iText may cause denial of service, though the vendor disputes this is a security vulnerability.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"integer_overflow"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulDB","cpe":[{"product":"itext","vendor":"itextpdf"}],"cvss":{"score":4.3,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-129","name":"Improper Validation of Array Index"}],"description":"A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apryse iText 8.0.2. This vulnerability affects the function main of the file PdfDocument.java. The manipulation leads to improper validation of array index. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-246124. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. A statement published afterwards explains that the exception is not a vulnerability and the identified CWEs might not apply to the software.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Apryse iText PdfDocument.java main array index","id":"CVE-2023-6298","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"integer_overflow","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak","id":"CVE-2023-6299"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System Search Report Page patient-search-report.php cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2023-6297"},"products":["iText"],"published":"2023-11-26","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in iText","id":"CVE-2017-9096","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2017-11-08"},{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText","id":"CVE-2022-24196","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-01"},{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"Out-of-bounds Write in iText","id":"CVE-2022-24197","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-01"},{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"Out-of-bounds Read in iText","id":"CVE-2022-24198","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-01"},{"cvss_score":4.3,"headline":"Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak","id":"CVE-2023-6299","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-11-26"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-02-13","vendors":["Apryse"]},"summary":"Improper array index validation in iText may cause denial of service, though the vendor disputes this is a security vulnerability.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6298/"}