CVE-2024-12753

published 2024-12-30

CVE-2024-12753: Foxit PDF Reader Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected…

Priority P3 38 high 7.3 CVSS 3.1

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

Foxit PDF Reader Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the installer process to create an arbitrary file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-25408.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
foxit	pdf_editor	11.0.0 – 11.2.11.54113	—
foxit	pdf_editor	12.0.0 – 12.1.8.15703	—
foxit	pdf_editor	13.0.0 – 13.1.4.23147	—
foxit	pdf_editor	2023.1.0.15510 – 2023.3.0.23028	—
foxit	pdf_editor	2024.1.0.23997 – 2024.3.0.26795	—
foxit	pdf_reader	<= 2024.3.0.26795	—
foxit	pdf_reader	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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