QID 377834

Date Published: 2022-12-15

QID 377834: Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor Prior to 12.1 Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader is a multilingual freemium PDF tool that can create, view, edit, digitally sign, and print PDF files.
Foxit PDF Editor is a business ready PDF toolkit, used to create professional PDF documents.

Affected versions:
Foxit PDF Reader versions 12.0.2.12465 and earlier
Foxit PDF Editor versions 12.0.2.12465 and all previous 12.x versions
Foxit PDF Editor versions 11.2.3.53593 and all previous 11.x versions
Foxit PhantomPDF Editor versions 10.1.9.37808 and earlier

QID detection logic:(Authenticated)
This QID checks Windows Registry to get Foxit Reader and Foxit PDF Editor installation path and then reads corresponding executable((FoxitReader.exe/FoxitPhantomPDF.exe)) to see if it's running a vulnerable version.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code execution on the target system.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

The vendor has issued a fix. For more information please visit Security updates available in Foxit PDF Reader 12.1 and Foxit PDF Editor 12.1

Vendor References

Foxit PDF Reader 12.1 and Foxit PDF Editor 12.1 - www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

CVEs related to QID 377834

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Foxit PDF Reader 12.1 and Foxit PDF Editor 12.1			www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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