CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-9946

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 the setTimeOut method. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5471.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-330 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-05-17 03:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 11:43

NVD link : CVE-2018-9946

Mitre link : CVE-2018-9946

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-200