Adobe Acrobat Reader path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-28644. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30197/2020.004.30005/2021.005.20054 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 shared 07/13/2021 as APSB21-51. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-28644. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/17/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 2017.011.30199, 2020.004.30006 or 2021.005.20058 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30199/2020.004.30006/2021.005.20058

Timelineinfo

03/16/2021 🔍
07/13/2021 +118 days 🔍
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07/17/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB21-51
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28644 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28644
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178484

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2021 22:17
Updated: 07/17/2021 06:37
Changes: 07/13/2021 22:17 (33), 07/17/2021 06:37 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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