CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-10890
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-352
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 communication API. The issue lies in the handling of the ConvertToPDF command, which allows an arbitrary file write with attacker controlled data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9829.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware phantompdf (<= 9.7.1.29511)
• foxitsoftware reader (<= 9.7.1.29511)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery weakness
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-512/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-512/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry