CVE-2021-45978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via xfa.host.gotoURL in the XFA API.

Published: 2022-01-04

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.5% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-32684	Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via xfa.host.gotoURL in the XFA API.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/dlehgus1023
https://github.com/dlehgus1023/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2021-45978
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Foxit Pdf Editor Pdf Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-01-04T14:30:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:54:31.247Z

Reserved: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45978

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-04T15:15:07.943

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:14:21.210

Link: CVE-2021-45978

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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