CVE-2020-14425

published 2020-11-02

CVE-2020-14425: Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API. An attacker can execute local files and bypass the…

Priority P2 61 high 7.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR N UI R S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API. An attacker can execute local files and bypass the security dialog.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
foxitsoftware	foxit_reader	>= 9.7.1 < 10.0.0	10.0.0

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

command app.opencPDFWebPage↗

• → Monitor PDF files invoking the JavaScript API 'app.opencPDFWebPage', which is abused to execute local files and bypass the security dialog in Foxit Reader before 10.0. ↗
• → Flag Foxit Reader processes (version 9.7.1 and earlier pre-10.0 builds) that spawn unexpected child processes, as the vulnerability allows execution of local files via the malicious PDF's embedded JavaScript. ↗

• · The vulnerability is present in Foxit Reader versions before 10.0; version 9.7.1 is explicitly confirmed as vulnerable in the public exploit. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVEs like this are exactly what “Exploited This Week” covers.

Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.