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HistoryJun 19, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Foxit Reader Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (June 2024)

2024-06-1900:00:00
Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
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foxit reader
privilege escalation
vulnerability
certification validation
updater executable
elevation
windows
update
vendorfix
security bulletin

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%