CVE-2012-4759 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory when opening a PDF with the Facebook plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4759?
CVE-2012-4759 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 6 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in facebook_plugin.fpi in the Facebook plug-in in Foxit Reader 5.3.1.0606 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2012-4759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4759 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj7c-jcfx-6wc9.