vulnerability
Foxit Reader: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-2020-13805)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 4, 2020 | Jun 8, 2020 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 4, 2020
Added
Jun 8, 2020
Modified
Apr 7, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2. It has brute-force attack mishandling because the CAS service lacks a limit on login failures.
Solution
foxit-reader-upgrade-9_7_2
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