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CVE-2011-10030

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-10030 describes a critical arbitrary file write vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader versions prior to 4.3.1.0218. This flaw allows malicious PDF content to leverage the createDataObject() JavaScript API function to write arbitrary files to any location on a user's disk. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.4, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, a Metasploit module exists, demonstrating readily available exploit code. Despite the high severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 4.3.1.0218CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
ACTIVE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Foxit PDF Reader 4.2 Javascript File Write · Mar 5, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com / 2011/03/dangerous-file-write-bug-in-foxit-pdf.html
scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com / 2011/03/dangerous-file-write-bug-in-foxit-pdf.html
raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/foxit_reader_filewrite.rb
exploit-db.com / exploits/16978
foxit.com / pdf-reader/version-history.html
vulncheck.com / advisories/foxit-pdf-reader-javascript-file-write