High severity · published Feb 14, 2020
CVE-2020-8846
This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114
7.8
CVSS
19.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. 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 text field 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-9400.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)19.8% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Phantompdf · Foxitsoftware
through 9.7.0.29455 · source: NVD
RE
Reader · Foxitsoftware
through 9.7.0.29478 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8846
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8846
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-202/
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