CVE-2017-10953

2017-10-3119:00:00

CWE-78

zdi

www.cve.org

0.237 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.6%

JSON

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the gotoURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5030.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Foxit Reader",
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "8.3.0.14878"
      }
    ]
  }
]