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CVE-2024-9245

Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerabi

Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit Reader Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

Was ZDI-CAN-23966.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00046
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

6
foxit pdf editor<= 11.2.10.53951
foxit pdf editor>= 12.0 and <= 12.1.7.15526
foxit pdf editor>= 13.0 and <= 13.1.3.22478
foxit pdf editor>= 2023.0 and <= 2023.3.0.23028
foxit pdf editor>= 2024.0 and <= 2024.2.3.25184
foxit pdf reader<= 2024.2.3.25184

Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD22 Nov 2024 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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