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CVE-2018-9953 Details

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 XFA resolveNodes method of Button elements. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5528.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-337	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-337	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
foxitsoftware foxit reader	<= 9.0.1.1049
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware phantompdf	<= 9.0.1.1049
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 27, 2018	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jun 11, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]