CVE-2011-10030 (GCVE-0-2011-10030)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 15:33 – Updated: 2025-11-20 02:01
VLAI?
Summary
Foxit PDF Reader <  4.3.1.0218 exposes a JavaScript API function, createDataObject(), that allows untrusted PDF content to write arbitrary files anywhere on disk. By embedding a malicious PDF that calls this API, an attacker can drop executables or scripts into privileged folders, leading to code execution the next time the system boots or the user logs in.
Severity ?
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader Affected: * , < 4.3.1.0218 (semver)
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Credits
Chris Evans
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