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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2024-25575 in the critical feed json

A type confusion vulnerability vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Lock object.

published 2024-04-30 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-22903

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.7%
EPSS 17.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A type confusion vulnerability vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Lock object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
10 mo ago

Exploit prediction

17.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1963 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Foxit Foxit Reader
  • foxitsoftware foxit_reader

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.