CVE-2017-10953

high
Published 2017-10-31 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the gotoURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5030.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com — https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
foxitsoftwarefoxit_reader8.3.0.14878

References

CWEs

CWE-78 CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.