CVE-2019-20823
Foxit PhantomPDF vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2019-20823 is a vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9 (EXE) version 8.3.10.42705. The vulnerability was disclosed in April 2022 and was assigned a CVSS 3.0 score of 9.8 (Critical) and CVSS 2.0 score of 7.5 (ManageEngine VMP).

Technical details

The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/A:H/UI:N/C:H, indicating it is a network-accessible vulnerability requiring low attack complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction to exploit. The CVSS 2.0 score is 7.5 with vector I:P/AV:N/Au:N/AC:L/A:P/C:P (ManageEngine VMP).

Impact

Based on the CVSS scores and vectors, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, potentially allowing attackers complete access to the system without requiring user interaction (ManageEngine VMP).

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