Foxit PDF Editor for Mac < 11.1 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 154014
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Synopsis

A PDF toolkit installed on the remote macOS host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

According to its version, the Foxit PDF Editor for Mac application (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF for Mac) installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 11.1. It is, therefore affected by vulnerability: Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit PDF Editor for Mac version 11.1 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a27a3e57

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154014

File Name: macos_foxit_pdf_editor_11_1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/12/2021

Updated: 10/12/2021

Dependencies: macosx_foxit_phantompdf_installed.nbin

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:phantom, cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Foxit PhantomPDF

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2021