Check Point Advisories

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF XFA xdpContent Information Disclosure (CVE-2018-3956)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-2165
Date Published: 3 Oct 2019
Severity: High
Last Updated: Wednesday 23 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-3956
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Foxit Reader PhantomPDF
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure exists in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of the xdpContent property of a submit object.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF XFA xdpContent Information Disclosure protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. 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 PhantomPDF XFA xdpContent Information Disclosure

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