Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-12804. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Connect up to 9.7.5 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Connect versions 9.7.5 and earlier have an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to session hijacking.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was presented 07/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12804 since 06/25/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109726 (Adobe <= 9.7.5 Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18, APSB18-22)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13194 (Adobe Connect Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-22)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 (109726) and SecurityFocus (BID 104697†). See VDB-122019 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109726
Nessus Name: Adobe <= 9.7.5 Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18, APSB18-22)
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05/11/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/25/2018 +45 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +15 days 🔍
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07/20/2018 +9 days 🔍
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07/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2023 +1739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122018
SecurityFocus: 104697 - Adobe Connect CVE-2018-12804 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041264

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2018 09:44
Updated: 04/25/2023 08:33
Changes: 07/21/2018 09:44 (71), 03/09/2020 07:35 (5), 04/25/2023 08:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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