5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-18689
Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Signature Wrapping Vulnerability
Description

The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information regarding the concrete procedure of how to validate signatures. Consequently, a Signature Wrapping vulnerability exists in multiple products. An attacker can use /ByteRange and xref manipulations that are not detected by the signature-validation logic. This affects Foxit Reader before 9.4 and PhantomPDF before 8.3.9 and 9.x before 9.4. It also affects eXpert PDF 12 Ultimate, Expert PDF Reader, Nitro Pro, Nitro Reader, PDF Architect 6, PDF Editor 6 Pro, PDF Experte 9 Ultimate, PDFelement6 Pro, PDF Studio Viewer 2018, PDF Studio Pro, PDF-XChange Editor and Viewer, Perfect PDF 10 Premium, Perfect PDF Reader, Soda PDF, and Soda PDF Desktop.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 7, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 15, 2021, 5:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18689 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tracker-software pdf-xchange_editor
2 Tracker-software pdf-xchange_viewer
1 Gonitro nitro_pro
2 Gonitro nitro_reader
1 Iskysoft pdf_editor_6
2 Iskysoft pdfelement6
1 Qoppa pdf_studio
2 Qoppa pdf_studio_viewer_2018
1 Soft-xpansion perfect_pdf_10
2 Soft-xpansion perfect_pdf_reader
1 Avanquest expert_pdf_ultimate
2 Avanquest pdf_experte_ultimate
1 Sodapdf soda_pdf
2 Sodapdf soda_pdf_desktop
1 Foxitsoftware foxit_reader
1 Pdfforge pdf_architect
1 Visagesoft expert_pdf_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-18689.

URL Resource
https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html Third Party Advisory
https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18689 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html No Types Assigned https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html No Types Assigned https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php No Types Assigned https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ No Types Assigned https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-347
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:avanquest:expert_pdf_ultimate:12.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:avanquest:pdf_experte_ultimate:9.0.270:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.2.0.9297:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.3.0.10826:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:11.0.3.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_reader:5.5.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdf_editor_6:6.4.2.3521:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdfelement6:6.8.0.3523:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdfelement6:6.8.4.3921:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pdfforge:pdf_architect:6.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pdfforge:pdf_architect:6.1.24.1862:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio:12.0.7:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sodapdf:soda_pdf:9.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sodapdf:soda_pdf_desktop:10.2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sodapdf:soda_pdf_desktop:10.2.16.1217:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:soft-xpansion:perfect_pdf_10:10.0.0.1:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:soft-xpansion:perfect_pdf_reader:13.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:soft-xpansion:perfect_pdf_reader:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:7.0.237.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:7.0.326:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_viewer:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:visagesoft:expert_pdf_reader:9.0.180:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdf_editor_6:6.6.2.3315:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdf_editor_6:6.7.6.3399:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdfelement6:6.7.1.3355:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:iskysoft:pdfelement6:6.7.6.3399:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio:12.0.7:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio:12.0.7:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qoppa:pdf_studio_viewer_2018:2018.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18689 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.02%

score

0.54329

percentile

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