CVE-2023-27364
HIGHFoxit PDF Editor - Remote Code Execution via XLS File Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
Foxit PDF Editor XLS File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 parsing of XLS files. The issue results from the lack of proper restrictions on macro-enabled documents. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-19738.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-492/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0054
EPSS Percentile
40.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-749
Status
published
Products (2)
foxit/pdf_editor
< 10.1.11.37866
foxit/pdf_reader
< 12.1.1.15289
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026