{"id":"CVE-2017-7442","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7442","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:17:38.511Z","title":"Nitro Pro 11.0.3.173 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via saveAs and launchURL calls with directory traversal sequences.","description":"Nitro Pro 11.0.3.173 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via saveAs and launchURL calls with directory traversal sequences.","published":"2017-08-03T08:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:24:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["gonitro/nitro pro"],"epss":{"score":0.40692,"percentile":0.98646,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.35521,"percentile":0.98425},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.40692,"percentile":0.98589}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-08-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42418,"kind":"exploit","title":"Nitro Pro PDF Reader 11.0.3.173 - Javascript API Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42418","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/42418.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/42418.rb","published":"2017-08-02","added":"2017-08-02","updated":"2017-08-02","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-7442"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/c5021bf6652c73a433ec7f53fa4789a823069fff/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/nitro_reader_jsapi.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.40692,"from":0.35521,"percentile":0.98589},"summary":"EPSS moved from 35.5% to 40.7% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2017-0005/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42418/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2017-0005/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42418/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7442","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}