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Foxit PDF Reader for Mac < 2023.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 186214

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Synopsis

A PDF viewer installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

According to its version, the Foxit PDF Reader for Mac application (previously named Foxit Reader for Mac) installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 2023.3. It is, therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

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 PDF Reader for Mac version 2023.3 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a27a3e57

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186214

File Name: macos_foxit_reader_2023_3.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/23/2023

Updated: 5/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Score based on analysis of vulnerability

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51562

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51551

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-51551, CVE-2023-51553, CVE-2023-51554, CVE-2023-51555, CVE-2023-51559, CVE-2023-51562