Adobe Acrobat Reader privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-9596. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security feature bypass.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2020 as APSB20-24 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-9596. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30523, 2017.011.30171 or 2020.009.20063 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Further details are available at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-155342, VDB-155343, VDB-155344 and VDB-155345 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30523/2017.011.30171/2020.009.20063

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05/12/2020 +71 days 🔍
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10/18/2020 +155 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-24
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155349
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2020 09:53
Updated: 10/18/2020 14:43
Changes: 05/16/2020 09:53 (45), 05/16/2020 09:58 (17), 10/18/2020 14:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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