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zdiAriele Caltabiano (kimiya)ZDI-17-691
HistoryAug 17, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

(0Day) Foxit Reader launchURL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2017-08-1700:00:00
Ariele Caltabiano (kimiya)
www.zerodayinitiative.com
42

0.067 Low

EPSS

Percentile

93.9%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 app.launchURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.