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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21243

CVE-2018-21243: 
Foxit PhantomPDF vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before version 8.3.6 that involves COM object mishandling when Microsoft Word is used (NVD). The vulnerability was disclosed in June 2020 and received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 MEDIUM (ManageEngine).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The CVSS 2.0 score is 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability affects the availability of the system when exploited, as indicated by the CVSS metrics showing high impact on availability while having no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication but requires user interaction. It has a network attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges for exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to Foxit PhantomPDF version 8.3.6 or later to address this vulnerability (Vendor Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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