high8.8
CVE-2024-49576
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795 handles a checkbox CBF_Widget object.
Impact
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795 handles a checkbox CBF_Widget object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | through 11.2.11.54113 from 12.0.0 through 12.1.8.15703 from 13.0.0 through 13.1.4.23147 from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028 from 2024.1.0.23997 through 2024.3.0.26795 |
| Foxit | Pdf Reader | through 2024.3.0.26795 |