What is CVE-2018-9948?

CVE-2018-9948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-9948?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-9948 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Foxit Reader

CVE-2018-9948

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page…

EPSS: 0.641 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9948?: CVE-2018-9948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-9948?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-9948 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.