CVE-2017-16581 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader version 8.3.2.25013. It stems from insufficient validation of the 'author' attribute within the Document object, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with user interaction, typically by opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk of compromise to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.2.25013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.2.25013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.