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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-40194

Change History

New CVE Received from Talos 11/27/2023 11:15:10 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of Foxit Reader 12.1.3.15356 due to mistreatment of whitespace characters. A specially crafted malicious file can create files at arbitrary locations, which can lead to 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.
Added CVSS V3.1

								
							
							
						
Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
Talos CWE-73
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Talos https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1833 [No types assigned]
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Talos https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1833 [No types assigned]