This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.2.0.2051.

Published 9 y ago 2017-08-29 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

7.2%

percentile 94%

Public exploits

none known

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.2.0.2051. 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 saveAs JavaScript function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to writing arbitrary files into attacker controlled locations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4518.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Affected products

Zero Day Initiative Foxit Reader

Classification

Weakness

CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/100412 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-17-692 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
0patch.blogspot.com /2017/08/0patching-foxit-readers-saveas-0day-cve.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1039212 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-10952
NVD: CVE-2017-10952

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