CVE-2022-28678 — Use After Free in PDF Editor

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedJul 18
Latest updateJul 19

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. 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 handling of Doc objects. 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…

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

▶NVDfoxit/pdf_reader11.2.1.53537
▶CVEListV5foxit/pdf_reader11.2.1.53537
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_editor11.0 — 11.2.1.53537+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q786-p393-rw6q: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11↗2022-07-19
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CVEList
CVE-2022-28678: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11↗2022-07-18
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