PT-2018-14167 · Foxit · Foxit Phantompdf

Published 2018-10-11 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-17691

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PhantomPDF version 9.2.0.9297

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the conversion of HTML files to PDF, resulting from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit PhantomPDF version 9.2.0.9297, consider disabling the HTML to PDF conversion feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to malicious web pages and files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-17691

ZDI-18-1167

Affected Products

Foxit Phantompdf

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17691 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17691 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1167 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory