PT-2023-4413 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader+1

Published 2023-07-26 · Updated 2025-08-12 · CVE-2023-38112

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 PDF Reader (affected versions not specified) Foxit PDF Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the handling of Annotation objects due to 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 PDF Reader, update to a version that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability in XFA Annotation handling. For Foxit PDF Editor, update to a version that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability in XFA Annotation handling. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the handling of XFA Annotations in both Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04758

CVE-2023-38112

ZDI-23-990

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Editor

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-990 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04758 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38112 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131919 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787185229826072917 · Twitter Post