PT-2023-9816 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Editor+1
Published
2023-11-09
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Updated
2025-08-11
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CVE-2024-30323
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| 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 template objects due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a read past the end of an allocated object. 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 fixes the template Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
For Foxit PDF Editor, update to a version that fixes the template Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the handling of template objects in Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
RCE
Out of bounds Read
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Foxit Pdf Editor
Foxit Pdf Reader