THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-14425
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-14425

Foxit Reader vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
39.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API. An attacker can execute local files and bypass the security dialog.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Foxit Reader
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-11-02

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 39.4% 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-2020-14425

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-14425.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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