CVE-2017-14830

high

Published 2017-12-20 · 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 8.3.1.21155. 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 setFocus method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5022.

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

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
foxitsoftware	foxit_reader	`8.3.1.21155`

References

CWEs

CWE-843 CWE-704

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