CVE-2018-17680 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions 9.2.0.9297 on Windows. It stems from improper validation of object existence when handling the 'style' property of a Field object, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk, and requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, for successful exploitation. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) remains high.
| 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.