Adobe InDesign up to 13.0 Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Adobe InDesign up to 13.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation as part of Search Path causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-4927. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign up to 13.0 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was published 04/10/2018 by Kushal Arvind Shah with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4927 since 01/03/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109030 (Adobe InDesign CC < 13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-11)), 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 370871 (Adobe Security Update for InDesign (APSB18-11)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (109030) and SecurityFocus (BID 103716†). Similar entry is available at VDB-118016. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Nessus ID: 109030
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign CC < 13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 58798
OpenVAS Name: Adobe InDesign Code Execution And Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities - APSB18-11 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118015
SecurityFocus: 103716 - Adobe InDesign CC CVE-2018-4927 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2018 10:46
Updated: 02/07/2020 16:14
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:46 (73), 02/07/2020 16:14 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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