THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-10889
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-10889

Phantompdf vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.7%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 handling of the DuplicatePages command of the communication API. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9828.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Phantompdf
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
2020-04-22

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 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-10889

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Phantompdf is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-10889.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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