Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Foxit (CVE-2025-66519)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Foxit (CVE-2025-66519). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in pdfonline.foxit.com within the Layer Import functionality. A crafted payload can be injected into the “Create new Layer” field during layer import and is later rendered into the DOM without proper sanitization. As a result, the injected script executes when the Layers panel is accessed.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-66519 has been found in Foxit.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Foxit CVE-2025-66519" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-66519 (Foxit) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Foxit.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Foxit.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Foxit' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Foxit' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Foxitを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch foxit.com