According to its version, the Foxit PDF Editor for Mac application (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF for Mac) installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 12.1.6. It is, therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reade 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field     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 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. (CVE-2024-28888)

  - Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows     remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction     is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a     malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of AcroForms. The issue results from the lack     of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can     leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-23928.
    (CVE-2024-7725)

  - The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user-supplied data when processing AcroForms in PDF     documents, and due to this lack of proper validation, the application can read past the end of an     allocated buffer, resulting in an Out-of-Bounds Read condition. This improper handling can lead to     application crashes, which attackers could potentially exploit for denial of service or, in some cases,     remote code execution. (CVE-2024-9254)

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

Detections

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Foxit PDF Editor for Mac < 12.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 209274

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.3 Dec 2, 2024, 9:35 AM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-7725" to "CVE-2024-9254") Plugin Feed: 202412020935
Version 1.2 Oct 21, 2024, 9:27 AM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-28888" to "CVE-2024-7725") Plugin Feed: 202410210927
Version 1.1 Oct 18, 2024, 2:51 PM New Plugin Feed: 202410181451