Foxit PhantomPDF/Reader up to 9.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader up to 9.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-17781. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader up to 9.2 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader before 9.3 allow remote attackers to trigger Uninitialized Object Information Disclosure because creation of ArrayBuffer and DataView objects is mishandled.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17781 since 09/29/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118093 (Foxit Reader < 9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371229 (Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118093). The entries VDB-93200, VDB-93201, VDB-93202 and VDB-93203 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118093
Nessus Name: Foxit Reader < 9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PhantomPDF/Reader 9.3

Timelineinfo

09/28/2018 🔍
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09/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
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10/12/2018 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-17781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124607
SecurityTracker: 1041769

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2018 08:59
Updated: 05/19/2023 14:37
Changes: 09/30/2018 08:59 (70), 03/28/2020 10:04 (2), 05/19/2023 14:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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