CVE-2018-9958

high-risk
Published 2018-05-17

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 Text Annotations. When setting the point attribute, 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-5620.

Do I need to act?

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86.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 14% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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3 public exploits available
45269, 49116, 44941
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Foxitsoftware

References (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Co...
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
Patch https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-342
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Co...
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
Patch https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-342
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low