THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-17686
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-17686

Phantompdf vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
24.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 processing of BMP images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6844.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Phantompdf
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-01-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 24.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-17686

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Phantompdf is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-17686.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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