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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.2 (Ebook Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.2 and earlier has an issue with parsing crafted XML entries that could lead to information disclosure.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2016 by Craig Arendt (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7889 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95888 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.3 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (APSB16-45)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370254 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-45)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95888). The entry 94536 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 95888
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.3 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (APSB16-45)
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OpenVAS ID: 831209
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities Dec16 (Windows)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Craig Arendt
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7889 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037466
SecurityFocus: 94879 - Adobe Digital Editions CVE-2016-7889 XML Entity Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/15/2016 16:55Updated: 10/12/2022 06:49
Changes: 12/15/2016 16:55 (67), 07/08/2019 09:45 (12), 10/12/2022 06:49 (3)
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