Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (Nov 2017) - Windows
🗓️ 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Reader XFA gotoURL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 8 Sep 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader PDF Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 21 Mar 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader and PhantonPDF XFA gotoURL Command Injection (CVE-2017-10953; CVE-2019-8160) | 24 Sep 201700:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2017-10941 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10942 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10943 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10944 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10945 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10953 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-10941 | 31 Oct 201719:00 | – | cvelist |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| us-cert | www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB17-310 |
| foxitsoftware | www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:reader";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812100");
script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-10941", "CVE-2017-10942", "CVE-2017-10943",
"CVE-2017-10944", "CVE-2017-10945", "CVE-2017-10953");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-09 23:21:00 +0000 (Wed, 09 Oct 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-11-10 11:34:48 +0530 (Fri, 10 Nov 2017)");
script_name("Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (Nov 2017) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Foxit Reader is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:
- The lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to
execute a system call.
- The lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations
on the object.
- The lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read
past the end of an allocated object.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code, or cause denial of service condition or
disclose sensitive information.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Foxit Reader version 8.3.0.14878 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 8.3.1 or
later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB17-310");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_foxit_reader_detect_portable_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("foxit/reader/ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE )) exit(0);
foxitVer = infos["version"];
foxPath = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less_equal(version:foxitVer, test_version:"8.3.0.14878"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:foxitVer, fixed_version:"8.3.1", install_path:foxPath);
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.03195