CVE-2018-9957
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 XFA Button elements. When parsing arguments passed to the resetData method, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5618.
Published:May 17, 2018
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:May 17, 2018
EPSS Score:0.00345
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Foxitsoftware
Product
Foxit Reader
Foxitsoftware
Foxit Reader
Vendor
Foxitsoftware
Product
Phantompdf
Foxitsoftware
Phantompdf
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
