TI-2018-07071 Aliases CVE-2018-9966 GHSA-75px-8w84-pvhf

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable…

MEDIUM 44CWE-416Published 2018-05-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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 handling of Calculate actions of TextBox objects. 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-5570.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03014 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader::::::::	up to 9.0.1.1049	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::	up to 9.0.1.1049	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware

cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9966
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75px-8w84-pvhf

References

Patch 1

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Advisory 1

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-350

TI-2020-10635 Use after free in Foxit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-10626 Use after free in Foxit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-21064 An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-19948 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-18045 An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-07063 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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