CVE-2018-17645 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297 and PhantomPDF. It stems from improper validation of the vAlign property of a TimeField, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user if they open a malicious file or visit a malicious page. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, but requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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: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.