CVE-2012-4759 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Facebook plugin for Foxit Reader 5.3.1.0606. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious dwmapi.dll file in the same directory as a PDF document. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a medium severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3.1.0606CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.3.1.0606:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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