Foxit PDF Editor for Mac < 13.2.1 / 14.0.1 / 2025.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 266311

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Synopsis

A PDF toolkit installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

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 2025.2.1/14.0.1/13.2.1. It is, therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- Addressed potential issues where the application could deliver incorrect signature verification information when handling certain signed documents that contain JavaScripts, which attackers could exploit to manipulate document content and deceive users into trusting the manipulated documents. This occurs as the application fails to perform proper validation of cryptographic signatures after the visibility of certain optional content groups is dynamically altered by JavaScripts or triggers during the post-signing phase. (CVE-2025-59802)

- Address a potential issue where the application could be exposed to a Signature-Based Trust Bypass vulnerability when handling certain documents that are embedded with specific triggers in the signing phase, which attackers could exploit to deceive users into signing the manipulated documents. This occurs as the application fails to explicitly prompt users after the self-modification action is triggered to modify the document during the pre-signing phase. (CVE-2025-59803)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit PDF Editor for Mac version 13.2.1 / 14.0.1 / 2025.2.1 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266311

File Name: macos_foxit_pdf_editor_2025_2_1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 9/30/2025

Updated: 10/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59803

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59802

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: 9/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59802, CVE-2025-59803

IAVA: 2025-A-0709

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