Adobe Acrobat up to 7.0.8 URL Handler javascript: cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat up to 7.0.8. It has been rated as critical. Affected is the function javascript: of the file URL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0045. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat up to 7.0.8 (Document Reader Software). This affects the function javascript: of the file URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, and possibly the plugin distributed with Adobe Reader 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2, for Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Google Chrome, Opera 8.5.4 build 770, and Opera 9.10.8679 on Windows allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript and conduct other attacks via a .pdf URL with a javascript: or res: URI with (1) FDF, (2) XML, and (3) XFDF AJAX parameters, or (4) an arbitrarily named name=URI anchor identifier, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

The weakness was presented 01/03/2007 by Stefano Di Paola and Giorgio Fedon (Website). The advisory is shared at wisec.it. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0045 since 01/03/2007. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at wisec.it. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42318 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116635 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB09-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 9842. In this case the pattern .pdf|23| is used for detection.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31271), Tenable (42318), SecurityFocus (BID 21858†), OSVDB (31046†) and Secunia (SA33754†). See VDB-4037, VDB-4041, VDB-4039 and VDB-4035 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 42318
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)
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OpenVAS ID: 58468
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1336-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

Snort ID: 9842
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Adobe Acrobat Plugin Universal cross-site scripting attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: wisec.it
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola, Giorgio Fedon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2793

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X-Force: 31271 - Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin PDF file cross-site scripting and code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21858 - Adobe Reader Plugin Open Parameters Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 33754 - Google Chrome Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 31046 - Adobe Acrobat Reader Browser Plug-in PDF XSS
SecurityTracker: 1023007
Vupen: ADV-2009-2898

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2007 15:01
Updated: 01/12/2025 04:08
Changes: 01/04/2007 15:01 (100), 04/27/2019 06:50 (6), 01/12/2025 04:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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