CVE-2024-29072

May 28, 2024, 2:59 p.m.

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Products

Foxit Reader

  • 2024.2.0.25138

Source

talos-cna@cisco.com

Tags

CVE-2024-29072 details

Published : May 28, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified : May 28, 2024, 2:59 p.m.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.

CVSS Score

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Weakness

Weakness Name Description

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

8.2

Exploitability Score

Impact Score

Base Severity

HIGH

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