Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478 Communication API CombineFiles cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. Affected is the function CombineFiles of the component Communication API. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-10892. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. Affected by this issue is the function CombineFiles of the component Communication API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the communication API. The issue lies in the handling of the CombineFiles command, which allows an arbitrary file write with attacker controlled data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9830.

The weakness was presented 04/22/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-10892 since 03/24/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-154212, VDB-154211, VDB-154210 and VDB-154209 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/24/2020 🔍
04/22/2020 +29 days 🔍
04/23/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2026 +2204 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-10892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154208
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2020 09:52
Updated: 05/06/2026 18:56
Changes: 04/23/2020 09:52 (37), 04/23/2020 09:57 (11), 10/11/2020 13:49 (1), 06/01/2024 15:47 (16), 06/01/2024 15:53 (19), 05/06/2025 15:34 (4), 05/06/2026 18:53 (1), 05/06/2026 18:56 (6)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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