Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on MacOS Permission privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on MacOS (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects a code block of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/13/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8342 since 02/15/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Vendor

• Foxit

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• Reader

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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0-Day Time: ?02/15/2019 CVE assigned
05/13/2019 +87 days Advisory disclosed
05/14/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/14/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2019-8342 (?)Created: 05/14/2019 07:32 AM
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