Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 on Firefox cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 on Firefox (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/09/2009 by Elazar Broad with iDefense (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0045 since 01/02/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42318 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116635 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB09-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42318). The entries 2793, 4037, 4041 and 4035 are related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42318
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)
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OpenVAS ID: 58468
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1336-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Elazar Broad
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0045 (🔍)
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X-Force: 31271
SecurityTracker: 1023007
SecurityFocus: 21858 - Adobe Reader Plugin Open Parameters Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 36983 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0032

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/19/2009 10:28
Updated: 03/17/2021 14:06
Changes: 10/19/2009 10:28 (79), 10/17/2018 09:00 (13), 03/17/2021 14:06 (3)
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