---
id: CVE-2025-55307
title: >-
  An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows before 13.2 and
  2025 before 2025.2
summary: >-
  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-…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: foxit
product: pdf_editor
affected:
  - pdf_editor <= 13.1.7.23637
  - 'pdf_editor >= 2023.1.0.15510, <= 2023.3.0.23028'
  - 'pdf_editor >= 2024.1.0.23997, <= 2024.4.1.27687'
  - pdf_editor = 2025.1.0.27937
  - pdf_reader <= 2025.1.0.27937
published: '2025-12-11'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:10:00.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55307'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0018
epssPercentile: 0.07008
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.798Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `pdf_editor <= 13.1.7.23637`
- `pdf_editor >= 2023.1.0.15510, <= 2023.3.0.23028`
- `pdf_editor >= 2024.1.0.23997, <= 2024.4.1.27687`
- `pdf_editor = 2025.1.0.27937`
- `pdf_reader <= 2025.1.0.27937`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.