CVE-2021-27517: Foxit PDF SDK For Web through 7.5.0 allows XSS

Medium severity · published Jul 20, 2021

CVE-2021-27517

Foxit PDF SDK For Web through 7.5.0 allows XSS

6.1

CVSS

0.8%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Foxit PDF SDK For Web through 7.5.0 allows XSS. There is arbitrary JavaScript code execution in the browser if a victim uploads a malicious PDF document containing embedded JavaScript code that abuses app.alert (in the Acrobat JavaScript API).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Phantompdf · Foxit

through 9.7.5.29616; 10.0.0.0 through 10.1.3.37598 · source: NVD

Reader · Foxit

through 10.1.3.37598 · source: NVD

Affected product

Phantompdf

Foxit

All Phantompdf CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27517

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27517

Patch

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html