#VU13960 Arbitrary file write in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) 

 

#VU13960 Arbitrary file write in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Published: July 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13960
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary file on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of the file type to be exported. A remote attacker can write arbitrary file when executing exportAsFDF or exportData JavaScript and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Update to version 9.2.

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