Vulnerability CVE-2021-38570
Published: 2021-08-11   Modified: 2021-08-12

Description:
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows attackers to delete arbitrary files (during uninstallation) via a symlink.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.4/10
4.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Foxitsoftware -> Foxit reader 
Foxitsoftware -> Phantompdf 

 References:
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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