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Foxit PDF Reader 4.2 Javascript File Write

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Foxit PDF Reader 4.2 Javascript File Write

Disclosed
03/05/2011
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits an unsafe Javascript API implemented in Foxit PDF Reader version 4.2. The createDataObject() Javascript API function allows for writing arbitrary files to the file system. This issue was fixed in version 4.3.1.0218. Note: This exploit uses the All Users directory currently, which required administrator privileges to write to. This means an administrative user has to open the file to be successful. Kind of lame but thats how it goes sometimes in the world of file write bugs.

Author(s)

  • bannedit <bannedit@metasploit.com>
  • Chris Evans

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/foxit_reader_filewrite
msf exploit(foxit_reader_filewrite) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(foxit_reader_filewrite) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(foxit_reader_filewrite) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(foxit_reader_filewrite) > exploit

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