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Soda PdfApplication · Sodapdf

CVE-2025-14407

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Soda PDF Desktop PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27141.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Memory corruption vulnerability in Soda PDF Desktop's PDF parsing functionality due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data. The flaw allows disclosure of sensitive information through crafted PDF files, and can be chained with other vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution in the current process context. Exploitation requires user interaction.

MitigationAvoid opening untrusted or unverified PDF files. Apply vendor patches when available. Consider running Soda PDF in an isolated sandbox environment to limit potential impact from chained exploits.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Soda PdfApplication
Affected:= 14.0.509.23030

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Soda PDF Desktop installation
    Check for Soda PDF Desktop in the Windows Start Menu, Program Files folder, or review installed programs via Control Panel > Programs and Features
    Affected if Soda PDF Desktop is installed on the system
  2. Identify installed Soda PDF version
    Right-click the Soda PDF executable (typically in C:\Program Files\Soda PDF or C:\Program Files (x86)\Soda PDF), select Properties, and view the Details tab for Product Version. Alternatively, run: powershell "(Get-Item 'C:\Program Files\Soda PDF\14\Soda PDF Desktop.exe').VersionInfo.ProductVersion"
    Affected if Installed version matches 14.0.509.23030 exactly
  3. Verify PDF parsing functionality is accessible
    Launch Soda PDF Desktop and confirm the application can open and parse PDF files through the File > Open dialog or drag-and-drop capability
    Affected if PDF parsing feature is available and functional in the installed version
  4. Confirm user interaction vector
    Identify whether the system user routinely opens PDF files from untrusted or unknown sources using Soda PDF Desktop
    Affected if Users open PDF files from untrusted sources with Soda PDF Desktop, which triggers the parsing vulnerability

A system is affected if Soda PDF Desktop version 14.0.509.23030 is installed and users open crafted or untrusted PDF files with the application.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening untrusted or unverified PDF files. Apply vendor patches when available. Consider running Soda PDF in an isolated sandbox environment to limit potential impact from chained exploits.

Fix this in Soda Pdf Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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