CVE-2022-37382 — This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specifi

01What is this vulnerability?

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the removeIcon method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxit	PDF Reader	11.2.1.53537

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-14T20:31:37.038Z

09References

• www.foxit.com — https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
• www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1054/