CVE-2018-14281 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw, residing in the exportData XFA function, stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied data, enabling arbitrary file writing. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, but can lead to full compromise under the current process's context. Despite its high CVSS score of 8.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| 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
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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.