CVE-2015-2789 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious program in the system drive due to an unquoted service path in Foxit Reader.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2789?
CVE-2015-2789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 30 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Safe Update Service in the Cloud plugin in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-2789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfjw-vh8j-x52x.