CVE-2018-9958: vulnerability in Foxit Reader
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50Vexday Risk Score
Patch soon. It has a working public exploit.
ssvc Attendepss 62%
from disclosure to weapon39 days
Published on NVDMay 17
1st PoC+39d
metasploitApr 20
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 Text Annotations. When setting the point attribute, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5620.
Affected products
Foxit · Foxit Readerpublic PoCs found — 7✓ VexDay Proof
exploitdb✓ VexDay Proofwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269exploitdb✓ VexDay Proofwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/49116unverifiedgithubgithub.com/t3rabyt3-zz/CVE-2018-9958--Exploit★ 1cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/unverifiedcve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlunverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phphttps://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-342