Adobe Acrobat Reader cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30503/2017.011.30148/2019.012.20040 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-8160. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30503/2017.011.30148/2019.012.20040 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The weakness was presented 10/15/2019 as APSB19-49 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8160. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30504, 2017.011.30150 or 2019.021.20047 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-143881, VDB-143882, VDB-143883 and VDB-143884 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30504/2017.011.30150/2019.021.20047

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02/12/2019 🔍
10/15/2019 +245 days 🔍
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10/18/2019 +3 days 🔍
01/17/2024 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-49
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143938
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 10:48
Updated: 01/17/2024 08:13
Changes: 10/18/2019 10:48 (44), 10/18/2019 10:53 (17), 01/17/2024 08:13 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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