CVE-2017-10951OS Command Injection in DAY Initiative Foxit Reader

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
17.9%
top 4.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 29
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. 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 app.launchURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under t

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5zero_day_initiative/foxit_reader8.3.0.14878

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v6g6-86j5-m57g: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 82022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2017-10951: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 82017-08-29
CVE-2017-10951 — OS Command Injection | cvebase