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CVE-2024-25575

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

A type confusion vulnerability vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Lock 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.

Affected products

• Foxit PDF Reader: through 11.2.8.53842; from 12.0.0.12394 through 12.1.4.15400; from 13.0.0.21632 through 13.0.1.21693; from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028; through 11.1.6.0109; from 12.0.0.0601 through 12.1.2.55366
• Foxit Pdf Reader: 2024.1.0.23997

References

• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1963
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1963
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1963

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