CVE-2023-40194

2023-11-2715:25:11

CWE-73

talos

www.cve.org

arbitrary file creation

javascript api

foxit reader

mistreatment of whitespace

malicious file

arbitrary code execution

user trickery

browser plugin extension

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.0%

JSON

An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of Foxit Reader 12.1.3.15356 due to mistreatment of whitespace characters. A specially crafted malicious file can create files at arbitrary locations, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "product": "Foxit Reader",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "12.1.3.15356",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]