CVE-2019-6762

HIGH

Foxit Reader < 9.4.1.16828 and PhantomPDF < 8.3.9.41099 - Remote Code Execution via HTML to PDF Conversion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828. 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 conversion of HTML files to PDF. 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 in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7844.

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-19-436/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 63.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 9.4.1.16828
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 8.3.9.41099
Published Jun 03, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026