Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-11272. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 (Ebook Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has a security bypass vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was presented 08/11/2017 by Steven Seeley (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11272 since 07/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102324 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)), 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 370501 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102324) and SecurityFocus (BID 100193†). See VDB-105234, VDB-105235, VDB-105236 and VDB-105237 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Nessus ID: 102324
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities Aug17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley
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CVE: CVE-2017-11272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105233
SecurityFocus: 100193 - Adobe Digital Editions CVE-2017-11272 XML Entity Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039100

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2017 10:26
Updated: 01/09/2021 06:25
Changes: 08/12/2017 10:26 (71), 11/06/2019 13:25 (7), 01/09/2021 06:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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