CVE-2023-51549

HIGH

Foxit PDF Editor < 10.1.12.37872 and PDF Reader < 2023.2.0.21408 - Use-After-Free in AcroForm Doc Object

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Doc Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 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-21867.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1863/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0150
EPSS Percentile 81.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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-416
Status published
Products (5)
foxit/pdf_editor 13.0.0.21632
foxit/pdf_editor 2023.1.0.15510
foxit/pdf_editor 2023.2.0.21408
foxit/pdf_editor < 10.1.12.37872
foxit/pdf_reader < 2023.2.0.21408
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026