What is CVE-2018-19445?

CVE-2018-19445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-19445?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19445 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

CVE-2018-19445

A command injection can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031 when the JavaScript API app.launchURL is used. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19445?: CVE-2018-19445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-19445?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19445 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.