THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-12892
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-12892

Pdf Compressor vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Foxit PDF Compressor installers from versions from 7.0.0.183 to 7.7.2.10 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Pdf Compressor
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-12892

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Pdf Compressor is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-12892.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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