What is CVE-2025-66500?

CVE-2025-66500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor Cloud, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2025-66500?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

XSS in Foxit Pdf Editor Cloud

CVE-2025-66500

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in webplugins.foxit.com. A postMessage handler fails to validate the message origin and directly assigns externalPath to a script source, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript when a crafted postMessage is received.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Foxit Pdf_editor_cloud
Foxit Software Inc. Webplugins.foxit.com — versions before 2025‑12‑01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-66500?: CVE-2025-66500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor Cloud, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-66500?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.