PT-2018-16694 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4995

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an XFA ' ' POST injection vulnerability. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms via an HTTP POST new line injection through XFA submission. Successful exploitation could lead to a security bypass.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20038 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30079 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30417 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4995

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4995 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4995 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note