CVE-2021-31473

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF < 9.7.5.29616 and Reader < 10.1.3.37598 - Remote Code Execution via browseForDoc Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598. 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 browseForDoc function. 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13523.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-561/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0372
EPSS Percentile 88.1%
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-787
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.7.5.29616
foxitsoftware/reader < 10.1.3.37598
Published May 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026