CVE-2018-3853 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049, allowing for arbitrary code execution. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document or, if the browser plugin is enabled, by visiting a malicious website. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.0.1.1049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.