CVE-2018-3944 is an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096 and PhantomPDF. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document, or by visiting a malicious website if the browser plugin is enabled. Rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| 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:L/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.