CVE-2021-38571 An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4.
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38571 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-38571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 11 Aug 2021.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. 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-2021-38571/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38571/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38571?
CVE-2021-38571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 11 Aug 2021.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows DLL hijacking, aka CNVD-C-2021-68000 and CNVD-C-2021-68502.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38571?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Foxitsoftware Phantompdf.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95gh-f9p8-hgvj.