CVE-2011-10030
Published: 20 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2011-10030 is a high-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Blogspot (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2011-5258
Vulnerability details
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…
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privileged folders, leading to code execution the next time the system boots or the user logs in.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Rejects externally supplied file or resource identifiers that fail validity checks.