Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader
CVE-2021-38573
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because a CombineFiles pathname is not validated.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38573?
- CVE-2021-38573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38573?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.