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CVE-2021-38573: An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because a CombineFiles pathname is not validated.
CVE-2021-38573 · published 5 years ago
Summary
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because a CombineFiles pathname is not validated.
What to do
- Update foxitsoftware foxit_reader to version 10.1.4 or later.
- Update foxitsoftware phantompdf to version 10.1.4 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| foxitsoftware | foxit_reader |
< 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| foxitsoftware | phantompdf |
< 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because a CombineFiles pathname is not validated.
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because a CombineFiles pathname is not validated.
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
3 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Timeline
Published11 Aug 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-38573 · NVD
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