CVE-2025-55307
LowCVSS 3.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
In Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2, opening a malicious PDF containing a crafted JavaScript call to search.query() with a crafted cDIPath parameter (e.g., "/") may cause an out-of-bounds read in internal path-parsing logic, potentially leading to information disclosure or memory corruption.
Risk Assessment
A user opening a crafted PDF may trigger memory disclosure or a process crash, posing a risk to confidentiality and workstation stability.
Recommendation
Upgrade Foxit PDF Editor/Reader to version 13.2 or 2025.2 (or later) and avoid opening untrusted PDF files until patched.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Editor
See all- CVE-2026-91800High
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installer of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS due to insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- CVE-2025-55311Medium
In Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2, a crafted PDF can use JavaScript to alter annotation content and then clear the file's modification status. This circumvents digital signature verification by hiding document modifications.
- CVE-2025-55310High
In Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2, an attacker able to alter or replace the static HTML files used by the StartPage feature can cause the application to load malicious or compromised content at startup.
Original NVD description (English source)
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. Opening a malicious PDF containing a crafted JavaScript call to search.query() with a crafted cDIPath parameter (e.g., "/") may cause an out-of-bounds read in internal path-parsing logic, potentially leading to information disclosure or memory corruption.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS