CVE-2018-14301 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096 and PhantomPDF on Windows, specifically within the processing of Sound annotations. This flaw, a use-after-free (CWE-416), allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process by tricking a user into opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious webpage. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it requires user interaction but has low attack complexity and no authentication. There is no public exploit intelligence available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and there is no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited or widely known.
| 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.