CVE-2019-8342 : A Local Privilege Escalation in libqcocoa.dylib in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on macOS has been discovered due to an incorr

A Local Privilege Escalation in libqcocoa.dylib in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on macOS has been discovered due to an incorrect permission set.

Published 2019-05-13 17:29:04

Updated 2021-09-08 17:21:56

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8342

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Foxitsoftware » Foxit Reader » Version: 3.1.0.0111
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.0.0111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Macos » Version: N/A