CVE-2023-28744

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 19

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 12.1.1.15289. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory by manipulating form fields of a specific type. This can lead to memory corruption and arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDfoxit/pdf_reader12.1.1.15289
CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader12.1.1.15289

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-28744: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 122023-07-19
GHSA
GHSA-2wwf-v36q-j2m3: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 122023-07-19