CVE-2024-29072 (GCVE-0-2024-29072)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-28 13:52 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:47
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Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.
Severity ?
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Foxit Reader Affected: 2024.2.0.25138
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Credits
Discovered by KPC of Cisco Talos.
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