CVE-2025-14412 (GCVE-0-2025-14412)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-23 21:24
Modified
2025-12-24 15:37
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-356 - Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions
Summary
Soda PDF Desktop XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. 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 handling of XLS files. The issue results from allowing the execution of dangerous script without user warning. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27495.
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Vendor Product Version
Soda PDF Desktop Version: 14.0.509.23030
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