CVE-2018-9935

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF 8.0-8.3.2.25013 and Foxit Reader <9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution via addField Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013. 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 addField method. 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-5312.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-319

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 67.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 9.0.1.1049
foxitsoftware/phantompdf 8.0 - 8.3.2.25013
Published May 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026