CVE-2024-25938: Foxit PDF Editor

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 15.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget. A specially crafted JavaScript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

Affected products

• Foxit PDF Editor: up to and including 11.2.8.53842; from 12.0.0.12394, up to and including 12.1.4.15400; from 13.0.0.21632, up to and including 13.0.1.21693; from 2023.1.0.15510, up to and including 2023.3.0.23028; version 2024.1.0.23997 only; up to and including 11.1.6.0109; …
• Foxit PDF Reader: version 2024.1.0.23997 only

Published 2024-04-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.