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CVE-2018-18689

Vendortracker-software, foxitsoftware, pdf-xchange, pdfforge, iskysoftProductpdf-xchange viewer, foxit reader, pdf-xchange editor, pdf architect, pdf editor 6, pdfelement6, nitro pro, nitro reader, pdf studio, pdf studio viewer 2018, perfect pdf 10, perfect pdf reader, expert pdf ultimate, pdf experte ultimate, soda pdf, soda pdf desktop, expert pdf readerDiscoveredJan 7, 2021UpdatedNov 27, 2024

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.

CVSS v3.1
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
3.63%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.06pp
3.69% → 3.63% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Connections
18 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 7, 2021
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 27, 2024