CVE-2023-42090
HIGHFoxit Pdf Editor < 10.1.12.37872 - Out-of-Bounds Read
Title source: ruleDescription
Foxit PDF Reader XFA Doc Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 handling of Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21596.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1423/
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
61.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (3)
foxit/pdf_editor
2023.1.0.15510
foxit/pdf_editor
< 10.1.12.37872
foxit/pdf_reader
< 12.1.3.15356
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026