CVE-2018-14241 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF on Windows, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability stems from a type confusion within the addAnnot method, triggered by malicious JavaScript when a user opens a specially crafted file or visits a malicious web page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation grants an attacker full control under the context of the current process, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no evidence of active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.0.5096CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.1.0.5096CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.