Foxit PhantomPDF 'JavaScript' Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Windows
🗓️ 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 91 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-14295 | 26 Jan 202211:58 | – | circl | |
| Foxit PhantomPDF integer overflow vulnerability (CNVD-2018-14069) | 25 Jul 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20647) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20648) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20649) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20650) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20653) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Foxit Reader for Windows Memory Misreference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20654) | 8 Oct 201800:00 | – | cnvd |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| foxitsoftware | www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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:phantompdf";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813264");
script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14295", "CVE-2018-17706", "CVE-2018-17624", "CVE-2018-17622",
"CVE-2018-17620", "CVE-2018-17621", "CVE-2018-17618", "CVE-2018-17619",
"CVE-2018-17617", "CVE-2018-17615", "CVE-2018-17616");
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:"2018-09-27 16:11:00 +0000 (Thu, 27 Sep 2018)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-07-20 15:00:12 +0530 (Fri, 20 Jul 2018)");
script_name("Foxit PhantomPDF 'JavaScript' Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Foxit PhantomPDF is prone to multiple code execution 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 user-after-free vulnerability that exists in the JavaScript, When
executing embedded JavaScript code a document can be cloned. which frees
a lot of used objects, but the JavaScript can continue to execute.
- The use-after-free vulnerability found in the Javascript engine that can
result in remote code execution.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Foxit PhantomPDF versions before 9.2 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Foxit PhantomPDF version 9.2
or later. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php#content-2018");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_foxit_phantom_reader_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("foxit/phantompdf/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);
pdfVer = infos["version"];
pdfPath = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less(version:pdfVer, test_version:"9.2"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:pdfVer, fixed_version:"9.2", install_path:pdfPath);
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.8
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.08895