CVE-2022-30350Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Sensitive text disclosure via nonexcising white-out redaction

Published Mar 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

Information disclosure in Avanquest Software RAD PDF (PDFEscape Online) 3.19.2.2 allows attackers to recover hidden text via exported PDFs. The white-out function overlays selected content but leaves the underlying PDF text objects and specification data intact and copyable. Attackers must obtain an affected exported PDF, and disclosure is limited to content that the document author attempted to conceal.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Avanquest Software RAD PDF (PDFEscape Online) 3.19.2.2 allows attackers to recover hidden text via exported PDFs. The white-out function overlays selected content but leaves the underlying PDF text objects and specification data intact and copyable. Attackers must obtain an affected exported PDF, and disclosure is limited to content that the document author attempted to conceal.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-30350
Published
Mar 30, 2023
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-213, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5CISACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-213Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies
T1005Data from Local System

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