Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 < 3.2 Privilege Escalation (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139663

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Synopsis

The remote macOS host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Foxit Reader for Mac installed on the remote macOS host is 3.1.0.0111. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect permission setting. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the dynamic libraries in the Plugins directory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 3.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139663

File Name: macos_foxit_reader_3_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/18/2020

Updated: 8/18/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Based on analysis of vendor advisory

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Foxit Reader

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2019

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