Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
CVE-2015-2789
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader — versions 6.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.4
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73432 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalati… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031879 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php (Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36390 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)