CVE-2019-17139

HIGH

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.6.0.25114 - Remote Code Execution via HTML2PDF JavaScript Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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