CVE-2021-38565 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can write to arbitrary files on the victim's system via the submitForm feature in Foxit PDF Reader and Editor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38565?
CVE-2021-38565 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38565?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Pdf Editor, Foxitsoftware Pdf Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38565 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-2021-38565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7p2-cc8m-fqm8.