CVE-2018-17648 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297 and PhantomPDF, stemming from improper handling of the "rotate" property of a TimeField. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process by tricking a user into visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it requires user interaction but has low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) are reported, and community discussion is minimal, the FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100 indicates significant potential risk.
| 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.