CVE-2020-8855Use After Free in Phantompdf

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 19.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.2947. 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 fxhtml2pdf.exe module. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.7.0.29455
CVEListV5foxit/phantompdf9.7.0.2947
NVDfoxitsoftware/reader9.7.0.29478

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cfph-9cg2-p9hf: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-8855: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92020-02-13
CVE-2020-8855 — Use After Free in Phantompdf | cvebase