CVE-2023-27330 Foxit PDF Reader XFA Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2024-05-0301:55:53

CWE-416

zdi

github.com

foxit pdf reader

xfa annotation

remote code execution

vulnerability

user interaction

malicious page

malicious file

object validation

current process

zdi-can-19476

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.0%

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

JSON

Foxit PDF Reader XFA Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 Annotation 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 in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19476.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "foxit",
    "product": "pdf_reader",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "10.1.10.37854"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "11.2.4.53774"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "12",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "12.1.0.15250"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]