CVE-2018-14262 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF on Windows. The flaw resides in the getURL method, allowing attackers to trigger a type confusion condition via malicious JavaScript when a user opens a specially crafted file or visits a malicious web page. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction but leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild. 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.