PT-2015-5896 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Aljaz Ceru · Published 2015-03-30 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2015-2789

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader versions 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126

Description The issue is related to an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Safe Update Service within the Cloud plugin. This allows local users to potentially gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader versions 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent potential privilege escalation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-2789

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/36390 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/36390 · Exploit
• http://foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-25 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2789 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031879 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/73432 · Note
• http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php · Note