CVE-2018-19444 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, specifically within the TextBox field Validate action for specially crafted PDF files. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_pdf_sdk_activex:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* |
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
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