Arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. An improper validation of user-supplied data in the saveAs Java script function can be exploited remotely via a specially designed page or file to execute arbitrary code;
2. An improper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call in the app.launchURL method can be exploited remotely via a specially designed page or file to execute arbitrary code.
3. An improper validation vulnerability can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code.

NB: These vulnerabilities do not have any public CVSS ratings, so rating can be changed by the time.

Original advisories

• ZDI-17-691

• ZDI-17-718
• ZDI-17-692

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

• Foxit-Reader
• Foxit-Phantom-PDF

CVE list

• CVE-2017-10953
  critical
• CVE-2017-10951
  critical
• CVE-2017-10952
  critical

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