RCE in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

CVE-2018-19450

A command injection can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) 5.4.0.1031 when parsing a launch action. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-19450: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19450?
CVE-2018-19450 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-2018-19450?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19450 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.