CVE-2018-14252 is a critical type confusion vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF on Windows. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, triggering the flaw within the getField method via JavaScript actions. 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 the KEV catalog, indicating no known 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.