CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-2789

4.4 MEDIUM Published 2015-03-30 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2015-03-30
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Safe Update Service in the Cloud plugin in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Affected configurations

• foxitsoftware foxit reader 6.1 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 6.1.2 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 6.1.4 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 6.2 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 6.2.1 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 7.0 • foxitsoftware foxit reader 7.0.6

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36390 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-25 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73432 www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031879 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36390 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-25 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73432 www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031879 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php Third Party Advisory