CVE-2019-17139
HIGHFoxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.6.0.25114 - Remote Code Execution via HTML2PDF JavaScript Processing
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.5.0.20723. 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 processing of Javascript in the HTML2PDF plugin. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8692.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-909/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0143
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader
< 9.6.0.25114
foxitsoftware/phantompdf
< 9.6.0.25114
Published
Oct 25, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026