This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878.

Published 9 y ago 2017-10-31 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.2%

percentile 88%

Public exploits

none known

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. 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 gotoURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5030.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% 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

Foxit Foxit Reader

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-17-718 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/100682 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-10953
NVD: CVE-2017-10953

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