vulnerability

Foxit Reader: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CVE-2021-45978)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2022
Added
Apr 20, 2023
Modified
Apr 7, 2026

Description

Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via xfa.host.gotoURL in the XFA API.

Solution

foxit-reader-upgrade-11_1
Title
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