CVE-2018-3957 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Foxit PDF Reader (versions including 9.1.0.5096) and PhantomPDF, affecting Windows. This flaw, rated 7.8 CVSS, allows an attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF or visiting a malicious website if the browser plugin is enabled. While no public exploits or Metasploit modules are available, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, community discussion and media coverage indicate some awareness of this vulnerability.
| 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.