QID 379068

Date Published: 2023-12-05

QID 379068: Foxit PDF Editor 11.2.7 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Foxit PDF Editor is a business ready PDF toolkit, used to create professional PDF documents.

Addressed a potential issue where the application could be exposed to Remote Code Execution vulnerability when handling certain JavaScripts.

Affected versions:
Foxit PDF Editor version 11.2.6.53790 and all previous 11.x versions
Foxit PDF Editor version 10.1.12.37872 and earlier

QID detection logic:(Authenticated)
This QID checks Windows Registry to get Foxit PDF Editor installation path and then reads corresponding executable((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 - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has issued a fix. For more information please visit Security updates available in Foxit PDF Editor 11.2.7
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Foxit PDF Editor 11.2.7 URL Logo www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html