CVE-2020-15638CWE-843

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.2.29539

High · published August 19, 2020

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.2.29539. 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 NodeProperties::InferReceiverMapsUnsafe method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10950.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06111 · 93.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Published
2020-08-19T20:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 20:55Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.2.29539
    cvelistv5