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CVE-2018-9965

NVDCIRCLENISA

EUVD-2018-21557 · Published May 17, 2018

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 the setAction method of Link objects. The issue results from the lack of validating 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-5569.

Technologies

Foxitsoftware Foxit ReaderFoxitsoftware Phantompdf

Weaknesses

CWE-416

CVSS scores

  • v3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

MITRE ATT&CK

Inferred

Where this vulnerability fits in an attack

Initial Access

References

Potentially impacted assets

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