Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-25575

HighPublic PoC

Published: 30 April 2024

Published
30 April 2024
Modified
04 November 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0355 88.0th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-25575 is a high-severity Type Confusion (CWE-843) vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 12.0% 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

Vulnerability details

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…

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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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

foxit
pdf editor
2024.1.0.23997 · ≤ 11.2.8.53842 · 12.0.0.12394 — 12.1.4.15400 · 13.0.0.21632 — 13.0.1.21693
foxit
pdf reader
2024.1.0.23997

Mitigating Controls

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

References