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CVE-2018-18689 Details
Description
The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information regarding the concrete procedure of how to validate signatures. Consequently, a Signature Wrapping vulnerability exists in multiple products. An attacker can use /ByteRange and xref manipulations that are not detected by the signature-validation logic. This affects Foxit Reader before 9.4 and PhantomPDF before 8.3.9 and 9.x before 9.4. It also affects eXpert PDF 12 Ultimate, Expert PDF Reader, Nitro Pro, Nitro Reader, PDF Architect 6, PDF Editor 6 Pro, PDF Experte 9 Ultimate, PDFelement6 Pro, PDF Studio Viewer 2018, PDF Studio Pro, PDF-XChange Editor and Viewer, Perfect PDF 10 Premium, Perfect PDF Reader, Soda PDF, and Soda PDF Desktop.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | CVE | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
| https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | [email protected] | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-347 | Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| avanquest expert pdf ultimate | 12.0.20 |
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| avanquest pdf experte ultimate | 9.0.270 |
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| foxitsoftware foxit reader | 9.1.0 9.2.0.9297 9.3.0.10826 9.2.0 |
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| gonitro nitro pro | 11.0.3.173 |
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| gonitro nitro reader | 5.5.9.2 |
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| iskysoft pdf editor 6 | 6.4.2.3521 6.6.2.3315 6.7.6.3399 |
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| iskysoft pdfelement6 | 6.8.0.3523 6.8.4.3921 6.7.1.3355 6.7.6.3399 |
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| pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor | 7.0.237.1 7.0.326 |
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| pdfforge pdf architect | 6.0.37 6.1.24.1862 |
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| qoppa pdf studio | 12.0.7 |
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| qoppa pdf studio viewer 2018 | 2018.0.1 2018.2.0 |
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| sodapdf soda pdf | 9.3.17 |
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| sodapdf soda pdf desktop | 10.2.09 10.2.16.1217 |
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| soft-xpansion perfect pdf 10 | 10.0.0.1 |
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| soft-xpansion perfect pdf reader | 13.0.3 13.1.5 |
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| tracker-software pdf-xchange viewer | 2.5 |
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| visagesoft expert pdf reader | 9.0.180 |
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| microsoft windows | All versions |
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| apple macos | All versions |
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| linux linux kernel | All versions |
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 27, 2024 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Nov 27, 2024 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |