PT-2015-2383 · Adobe · Reader Document Cloud+3

Wanderingglitch · Published 2015-10-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2015-6715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base 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 the implementation of the apply function in Adobe PDF editing and viewing software, which is connected to insufficient access restrictions to certain features. This can allow a remote attacker to bypass JavaScript execution restrictions.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat, consider disabling JavaScript execution until a patch is available. For Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, restrict access to the apply function to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Adobe Reader, avoid using the JavaScript API in sensitive environments until the issue is resolved. For Adobe Reader Document Cloud, limit the use of JavaScript execution to necessary operations only. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11748

CVE-2015-6715

ZDI-15-491

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11748 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-491 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6715 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-491 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033796 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6715 · Note