CWE Code: 275
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permission Issues
Summary: foxit reader for mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and foxit reader for linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. after the installation, foxit reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in privilege escalation, code execution, or both.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2016-10-31
Last Modified Date: 2017-07-29