CVE-2021-45979

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via app.launchURL in the JavaScript API.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-45979

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-01-04T15:15:07

Last Modified Date
2022-07-12T17:42:04

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-78	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::	1	OR		11.1
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::	1	OR		11.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/dlehgus1023/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2021-45979	Third Party Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dlehgus1023	Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45979
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45979

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:37:47				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 05:39:39	2022-01-04T15:15Z	2022-01-04T15:15:07	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-06 05:39:39		2022-07-12T17:42:04	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-06 05:39:39		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated