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CVE-2018-18689

Published: Jan 7, 2021Updated: Nov 27, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-347
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.7%
Top 11.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information regarding the concrete procedure of how to validate signatures. Consequently, a Signature Wrapping vulnerability exists in multiple products. An attacker can use /ByteRange and xref manipulations that are not detected by the signature-validation logic. This affects Foxit Reader before 9.4 and PhantomPDF before 8.3.9 and 9.x before 9.4. It also affects eXpert PDF 12 Ultimate, Expert PDF Reader, Nitro Pro, Nitro Reader, PDF Architect 6, PDF Editor 6 Pro, PDF Experte 9 Ultimate, PDFelement6 Pro, PDF Studio Viewer 2018, PDF Studio Pro, PDF-XChange Editor and Viewer, Perfect PDF 10 Premium, Perfect PDF Reader, Soda PDF, and Soda PDF Desktop.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-347

Affected Products

expert pdf ultimateavanquest
Mixed
Consumer Software / productivity
pdf experte ultimateavanquest
Mixed
Consumer Software / productivity
foxit readerfoxitsoftware
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
nitro progonitro
Mixed
Consumer Software / productivity
nitro readergonitro
Mixed
Consumer Software / productivity
avanquestcommercialConsumer Softwareaka avanquest software
foxitsoftwarecommercialCNConsumer Softwareaka foxit software
gonitrocommercialConsumer Softwareaka nitro pro, nitropdf, nitro pdf pro
and 13 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html
pdf-insecurity.org
https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html
pdf-insecurity.org
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
foxitsoftware.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 7, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 27, 2024

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