Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-31461

High

Published: 07 May 2021

Published
07 May 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0049 66.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-31461 is a high-severity Type Confusion (CWE-843) vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 33.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific…

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flaw exists within the the handling of app.media 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process Was ZDI-CAN-13333.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

foxitsoftware
phantompdf
≤ 9.7.5.29616 · 10.0.0.0 — 10.1.3.37598
foxitsoftware
reader
≤ 10.1.3.37598

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References