CVE-2021-27517 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Foxit PDF SDK For Web through 7.5.0 allows XSS. There is arbitrary JavaScript code execution in the browser if a victim uploads a malicious PDF document containing embedded JavaScript code that abuses app.alert (in the Acrobat JavaScript API).

Published: 2021-07-20

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:phantompdf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:phantompdf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:reader::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14269	Foxit PDF SDK For Web through 7.5.0 allows XSS. There is arbitrary JavaScript code execution in the browser if a victim uploads a malicious PDF document containing embedded JavaScript code that abuses app.alert (in the Acrobat JavaScript API).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Foxit Phantompdf Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-07-20T11:38:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:26:09.183Z

Reserved: 2021-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27517

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-20T12:15:07.810

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:45:00.793

Link: CVE-2021-27517

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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