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CVE-2012-4759

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-09-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in facebook_plugin.fpi in the Facebook plug-in in Foxit Reader 5.3.1.0606 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: 5.3.1.0606

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0293.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50348
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0293.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50348

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