Foxit PDF Services API PDF Creation Feature server-side request forgery

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4.3$0-$5k1.82

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Foxit PDF Services API. Affected is an unknown function of the component PDF Creation Feature. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-18597. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Services API (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDF Creation Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The PDF creation feature of Foxit PDF Services API supports referencing external files. Although local file access is restricted, an attacker could trigger an SSRF vulnerability by using URL redirection to bypass validation, leading to information disclosure.

The advisory is shared for download at foxit.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-18597 since 08/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/06/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2026 CVE reserved
08/06/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxit.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-18597 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-18597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386528

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2026 10:32
Changes: 08/06/2026 10:32 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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