Check Point Advisories

Foxit Reader and PhantonPDF XFA gotoURL Command Injection (CVE-2017-10953; CVE-2019-8160)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0784
Date Published:	24 Sep 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 October, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-10953 CVE-2019-8160
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Foxit Software Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 and earlier Foxit Software PhantomPDF 8.3.1.21155 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in the XFA component of Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of user-supplied string for the gotoURL function call. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim user to visit a malicious web page or open a crafted PDF document.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Foxit Reader and PhantonPDF XFA gotoURL Command Injection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Foxit Reader and PhantonPDF XFA gotoURL Command Injection