Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4994. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Connect versions 9.7.5 and earlier have an exploitable Authentication Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2018. The weakness was published 05/19/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4994 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109897 (Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11983 (Adobe Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18)).

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 databases at Tenable (109897) and SecurityFocus (BID 104102†). Similar entries are available at VDB-117722, VDB-117723, VDB-117724 and VDB-117725. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109897
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 60047
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/03/2018 🔍
05/08/2018 +125 days 🔍
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05/14/2018 +6 days 🔍
05/17/2018 +3 days 🔍
05/19/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2023 +1759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118035
SecurityFocus: 104102 - Adobe Connect CVE-2018-4994 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040845

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2018 10:51
Updated: 03/14/2023 13:58
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:51 (73), 02/07/2020 14:26 (5), 03/14/2023 13:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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