CVE-2018-9970

HIGH

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution via XFA Button execEvent Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 XFA execEvent method of Button elements. 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-5580.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-354

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 < 9.0.1.1049
Published May 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026