Stored XSS via Create New Layer Field found in Foxit PDF Editor Cloud
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Foxit PDF Editor Cloud (pdfonline) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Create New Layer feature. Unsanitized user input is embedded into the HTML output, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution when the layer is referenced. This issue affects pdfonline.foxit.com: before 2026‑02‑03.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Software Inc. | pdfonline.foxit.com | before 2026‑02‑03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- pdfonline.foxit.com VendorFoxit Software Inc. Affected before 2026‑02‑03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1592
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2whf-r4r4-c662
References
More Foxit Software Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04633 Foxit PDF Reader < 4.3.1.0218 JavaScript File Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2016-06851 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2018-02932 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-02965 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-02964 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-02962 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-1592 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1592 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2whf-r4r4-c662 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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