Adobe After Effects up to 18.1 Debugging Tool os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Debugging Tool. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-28571. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Debugging Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2021 as apsb21-33. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28571. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209496 (Adobe After Effects < 18.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-33) (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 (209496). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 209496
Nessus Name: Adobe After Effects < 18.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-33) (macOS)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/16/2021 🔍
09/09/2021 +176 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-33
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-182197

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2021 07:33
Updated: 05/03/2025 12:14
Changes: 09/09/2021 07:33 (58), 09/10/2021 20:24 (2), 09/10/2021 20:32 (1), 10/22/2024 08:28 (16), 05/03/2025 12:14 (4)
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