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Foxit PDF Reader < 12.1 Vulnerability

2023-01-1800:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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foxit pdf reader
vulnerability
remote attackers
arbitrary code execution
user interaction
malicious page
malicious file
annotation objects
lack of validation
current process
zdi-can-19478
cve-2022-43649
nessus
self-reported version

0.025 Low

EPSS

Percentile

90.2%

According to its version, the Foxit PDF Reader application (previously named Foxit Reader) installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.1. It is, therefore affected by vulnerability:

  • This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.2.12465. 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 handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19478. (CVE-2022-43649)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(170121);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-43649");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0128-S");

  script_name(english:"Foxit PDF Reader < 12.1 Vulnerability");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A PDF viewer installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the Foxit PDF Reader application (previously named Foxit Reader) installed on the remote
Windows host is prior to 12.1. It is, therefore affected by vulnerability:

  - This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit
    PDF Reader 12.0.2.12465. 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 handling of
    Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to
    performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the
    context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19478. (CVE-2022-43649)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a27a3e57");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Foxit PDF Reader version 12.1 or later");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-43649");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/12/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/12/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/01/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("foxit_reader_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Foxit Reader", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Foxit Reader', win_local:TRUE);

var constraints = [
  { 'max_version' : '12.0.2.12465', 'fixed_version' : '12.1' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);
VendorProductVersionCPE
foxitsoftwarefoxit_readercpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

0.025 Low

EPSS

Percentile

90.2%

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