8.2 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%
Foxit Reader is prone to a privilege
escalation vulnerability.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834074");
script_version("2024-06-21T15:40:03+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-29072");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-06-21 15:40:03 +0000 (Fri, 21 Jun 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-06-19 11:04:13 +0530 (Wed, 19 Jun 2024)");
script_name("Foxit Reader Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (June 2024)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Foxit Reader is prone to a privilege
escalation vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an improper
certification validation of the updater executable before executing it.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to elevate privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Foxit Reader version 2024.2.1.25153 and
prior on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2024.2.2 or later.");
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");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 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);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"2024.2.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:" 2024.2.2", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
8.2 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%