Information disclosure in Foxit MobilePDF for Android 6.1

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9875

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to exposed interface of the Wi-Fi service and insufficient validation of URI + escape character during Wi-Fi transfer. A remote attacker can read contents of arbitrary file on the device.

Mitigation

Update to version 6.1.

Vulnerable software versions

MobilePDF for Android: 6.0 - 6.0.2

External links

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.