CVE-2023-42093
LOWFoxit PDF Reader < 12.1.3.15356 and PDF Editor < 10.1.12.37872 - Use-After-Free in Annotation Object Handling
Title source: llmDescription
Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free 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 Annotation objects. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21869.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1426/
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0063
EPSS Percentile
70.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-416
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