Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-8856
CVE-2020-8856
Description
This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25608. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of watermarks. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9640.
Affected products
1- Range: 9.6.0.25608
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-212/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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