CVE-2023-27363· NVD / CVE Program· CNA zdi

Foxit PDF Reader exportXFAData Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader exportXFAData Exposed Dangerous Method 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 exportXFAData method. The application exposes a JavaScript interface that allows writing arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-19697.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded

BDU:2023-02843

Published: May 2, 2024
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 47.0% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-749

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CVSS: 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 14 / 30 · 47.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

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CNA · zdi: 7.8; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
foxit	pdf editor	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor
foxit	pdf reader	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader
microsoft	windows	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows

Affected versions

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foxit pdf editorbefore 10.1.11.37866
foxit pdf editor11.0.0.49893 and later · before 11.2.5.53785
foxit pdf editor12.0.0.12394 and later · before 12.1.1.15289
foxit pdf readerbefore 12.1.1.15289

Versions reported by the vendor

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Foxit PDF Reader
- 12.1.0.15250affected

Same product

foxit: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2024-25938A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget.
40Plan
CVE-2024-25648A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a ComboBox widget.
40Plan
CVE-2024-25575A type confusion vulnerability vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Lock object.
40Plan
CVE-2022-28104Foxit PDF Editor v11.3.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability.
40Plan
CVE-2022-24971This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543.
36Monitor
CVE-2022-24369This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543.
36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:1	2023-05-15
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:11	2023-06-14
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:1	2023-10-10

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Timeline

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First PoCMay 15, 2023-354 d
PublishedMay 2, 2024
TodayOct 6, 2026+887 d

EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2023-273640 days apartFoxit PDF Editor XLS File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
31Monitor
CVE-2023-273650 days apartFoxit PDF Editor DOC File Parsing Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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