CVE-2024-32488 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can achieve local privilege escalation by placing malicious DLLs in a weakly protected update folder during update checks.
- 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-2024-32488?
CVE-2024-32488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 15 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Foxit PDF Reader and Editor before 2024.1, Local Privilege Escalation could occur during update checks because weak permissions on the update-service folder allow attackers to place crafted DLL files there.
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32488?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxit Pdf Editor, Foxit Pdf Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-32488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Editor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94v3-rgqr-v5g3.