VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45979
Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via app.launchURL in the JavaScript API.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via app.launchURL in the JavaScript API.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- foxit/pdf editor · foxit/pdf reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/dlehgus1023Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dlehgus1023/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2021-45979Third Party Advisory
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dlehgus1023Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dlehgus1023/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2021-45979Third Party Advisory
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.