Nitro Pro 11.0.3.173 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via saveAs and launchURL calls with directory traversal sequences.
Published 2017-08-03 08:29:00
Updated 2020-08-04 13:57:02
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Directory traversalExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2017-7442

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7442

96.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2017-7442

  • Nitro Pro PDF Reader 11.0.3.173 Javascript API Remote Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2017-07-24
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/fileformat/nitro_reader_jsapi
    This module exploits an unsafe Javascript API implemented in Nitro and Nitro Pro PDF Reader version 11. The saveAs() Javascript API function allows for writing arbitrary files to the file system. Additionally, the launchURL() function allows an attacker to ex

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7442

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST
8.8
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-7442

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-7442

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