CVE-2018-9958 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 62.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 62.3% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-05-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| foxitsoftware | foxit reader |
| foxitsoftware | phantompdf |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Arbitrary Code Execution | 2020-11-27 |
| exploit-db | Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Pointer Overwrite Use-After-Free (Metasploit) | 2018-08-27 |
| exploit-db | Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution | 2018-06-25 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-342
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-342
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