CVE-2023-51551

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Signature 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 Signature objects. 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-22003.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
FoxitPDF Reader12.1.3.15356
foxitpdf_editor<= 10.1.12.37872
foxitpdf_editor>= 11.0.0, <= 11.2.7.53812

References

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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