CVE-2018-16293 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 9.3. This flaw allows a specially crafted PDF document to trigger the reuse of a previously freed memory object, leading to arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3), it requires user interaction to open a malicious file or visit a malicious site if the browser plugin is enabled. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.