CVE-2018-14265 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and Foxit PhantomPDF on Windows, allowing remote code execution. The flaw resides in the importAnXFDX method, where a type confusion condition can be triggered via malicious JavaScript after a user opens a crafted file or visits a malicious page. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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.