- Description
- A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reade 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- CWE-416
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
[1day1line] CVE-2024-28888: Use-after-free Vulnerability Discovered in Foxit Reader. The vulnerability was exploited by reusing the freed checkbox object memory as a bytestring object, leading to potential remote code execution. https://t.co/v2FsB3t8Zr
@hackyboiz
16 Nov 2024
1246 Impressions
6 Retweets
33 Likes
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JavaScript Engines are everywhere and I know how to hack them [my PoC for FoxitPDF JavaScript UaF CVE-2024-28888] https://t.co/5FfBpoBgCq
@alisaesage
11 Nov 2024
18008 Impressions
34 Retweets
243 Likes
110 Bookmarks
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