CVE-2022-28678

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. 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 the handling of Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16805.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-28678

Assigner
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-07-18T19:15:08

Last Modified Date
2022-08-25T20:09:40

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::	1	OR		10.1.7.37777
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::	1	OR	11.0	11.2.1.53537
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::	1	OR		11.2.1.53537
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	0	OR

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://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-769/
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28678
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28678

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-07-18 20:00:10				Added to TrackCVE