PT-2015-2379 · Adobe · Reader Document Cloud+3
Abdulaziz Hariri
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Published
2015-10-13
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Updated
2021-09-08
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CVE-2015-6711
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat versions (affected versions not specified)
Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified)
Adobe Reader versions (affected versions not specified)
Adobe Reader Document Cloud versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions to certain functions in the DoIdentityDialog method of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud for editing PDF files, and Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud for viewing PDF files. This can allow a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript execution restrictions.
Recommendations
For Adobe Acrobat, update to a version that addresses the DoIdentityDialog method issue.
For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, consider restricting access to the DoIdentityDialog method until a patch is available.
For Adobe Reader, avoid using the DoIdentityDialog method in JavaScript API until the issue is resolved.
For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, restrict JavaScript execution to minimize the risk of exploitation.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Acrobat
Acrobat Document Cloud
Reader
Reader Document Cloud