#VU125829 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Foxit PDF Services API - CVE-2026-5936

 

#VU125829 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Foxit PDF Services API - CVE-2026-5936

Published: April 13, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU125829
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-5936
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Services API
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when creating PDFs from URLs. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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