PT-2019-9812 · Foxit · Foxit Reader Sdk (Activex) Professional

Published 2019-06-17 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-19446

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional version 5.4.0.1031

Description The issue allows a File Write to occur for specially crafted PDF files when the JavaScript API Doc.createDataObject is used. This can be leveraged by an attacker to gain remote code execution.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional version 5.4.0.1031, consider disabling the Doc.createDataObject JavaScript API until a patch is available to prevent potential remote code execution.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-19446

Affected Products

Foxit Reader Sdk (Activex) Professional

References · 3

• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19446 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19446 · Vendor Advisory