CVE-2023-27365 — Exposed Dangerous Method or Function in PDF Editor

CWE-749 — Exposed Dangerous Method or Function3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.4%
top 14.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

Foxit PDF Editor DOC File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 parsing of DOC files. The issue results from the lack of proper restrictions on macro-enabled documents. An attacker ca…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/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_editor11.0.0.49893 — 11.2.5.53785+2
▶CVEListV5foxit/pdf_editor12.1.0.15250
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_reader< 12.1.1.15289

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-88jq-mx6c-fwfm: Foxit PDF Editor DOC File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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CVEList
Foxit PDF Editor DOC File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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