CVE-2025-55311
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-11
Last updated on: 2025-12-18
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| foxit | pdf_editor | to 13.1.7.63027 (inc) |
| foxit | pdf_editor | From 2023.1.0.55583 (inc) to 2023.3.0.63083 (inc) |
| foxit | pdf_editor | From 2024.1.0.63682 (inc) to 2024.4.1.66479 (inc) |
| foxit | pdf_editor | 2025.1.0.66692 |
| foxit | pdf_reader | to 2025.1.0.66692 (inc) |
| apple | macos | * |
| foxit | pdf_editor | From 2023.1.0.15510 (inc) to 2023.3.0.23028 (inc) |
| foxit | pdf_editor | From 2024.1.0.23997 (inc) to 2024.4.1.27687 (inc) |
| foxit | pdf_editor | 2025.1.0.27937 |
| foxit | pdf_reader | to 2025.1.0.27937 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-347 | The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before versions 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. It allows a crafted PDF to use JavaScript to alter annotation content and then clear the file's modification status via JavaScript interfaces. This means an attacker can hide changes made to a document, misleading users about the document's integrity and compromising the trustworthiness of digitally signed PDFs.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should update their Foxit PDF Reader and Editor applications to the latest versions. Updates can be obtained through the application's built-in update feature or by downloading the latest versions from the Foxit website. [1]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, update Foxit PDF Reader and Editor to the latest versions available. Updates can be obtained through the application's built-in update feature or by downloading the latest versions from the Foxit website. [1]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to modify a digitally signed PDF document without detection. This undermines the reliability of digital signatures, potentially causing you to trust altered documents that appear unmodified, which can lead to misinformation, fraud, or other security risks.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
This vulnerability allows an attacker to alter signed PDF documents without detection by circumventing digital signature verification, which can compromise the integrity and trustworthiness of documents. Such manipulation can lead to non-compliance with standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA that require data integrity and authenticity, potentially resulting in unauthorized data alteration and legal or regulatory consequences.