PT-2023-5844 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Published 2023-06-07 · Updated 2025-08-12 · CVE-2023-38117

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)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Doc objects due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations 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

BDU:2023-06530

CVE-2023-38117

ZDI-23-995

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 9

• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38117 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06530 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-995 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-21293 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787185224050516333 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131913 · Telegram Post
• https://foxit.com/ru/support/security-bulletins.html · Note