CVE-2017-10953 — OS Command Injection in Reader

CWE-78 — OS Command InjectionCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
16.5%
top 5.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit ReaderFoxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Timeline
PublishedOct 31
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 the gotoURL 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 the…

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

▶CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader8.3.0.14878

Patches

Patch: www.foxitsoftware.com ↗Patch: www.foxitsoftware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-73cq-3gxp-9292: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2017-10953: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8↗2017-10-31
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