This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049.

Published 8 y ago 2018-07-31 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.7%

percentile 86%

Public exploits

none known

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 removeField method. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6034.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% 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-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-731 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-14271
NVD: CVE-2018-14271

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