CVE-2024-28888

highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileDEEUNLUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.20% (82nd) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Is it mine?
14 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · talos-cna@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416US
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affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2024-0385Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Editor en PDF ReaderNL2024-09-30csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Foxit heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in PDF Editor en PDF Reader.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-2220Foxit PDF Editor und Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-25csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-10-02modified 2026-06-17
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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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