Adobe Illustrator up to 25.2 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Illustrator up to 25.2. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-21102. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 25.2 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 06/28/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21102. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209491 (Adobe Illustrator < 25.2.3 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB21-24) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209491). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209491
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 25.2.3 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB21-24) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2020 🔍
06/28/2021 +191 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2025 +1405 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-21102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-177671

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2021 18:37
Updated: 05/03/2025 17:41
Changes: 06/28/2021 18:37 (37), 07/03/2021 08:02 (5), 07/03/2021 08:08 (1), 10/22/2024 08:49 (16), 05/03/2025 17:41 (3)
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