CVE-2018-21242 An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6.
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-21242 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-21242 is a critical vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 4 Jun 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Foxitsoftware Phantompdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21242/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-21242?
CVE-2018-21242 is a critical vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 4 Jun 2020.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6. It allows Remote Code Execution via a GoToE or GoToR action.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21242?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-21242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g5v-fjv5-cvr6.