VDB-336156 · CVE-2025-14404 · ZDI-25-1092

PDFsam Enhanced XLS File ui layer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PDFsam Enhanced. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component XLS File Handler. The manipulation results in ui layer. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-14404. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PDFsam Enhanced (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component XLS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ui layer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

PDFsam Enhanced XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. 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 processing 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-27498.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-14404. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/31/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205002). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

PDFsam

Name

Enhanced

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Ui layer
CWE: CWE-1021
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/31/2025 +18 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-25-1092
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-14404 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336156
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 07:45
Updated: 12/31/2025 00:41
Changes: 12/12/2025 07:45 (50), 12/24/2025 13:19 (12), 12/31/2025 00:41 (1)
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