PT-2019-4361 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-05-14 · Updated 2019-10-28 · CVE-2019-8238

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20100 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30140 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30495 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Path Traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability exists due to incorrect restriction of the path name to a directory with limited access. Successful exploitation could lead to Information Disclosure in the context of the current user. An attacker, acting remotely, may be able to disclose protected information.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20100 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.010.20100 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30140 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30140 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30495 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30495 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00082

CVE-2019-8238

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00082 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8238 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-18.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8238 · Note
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2019-8238 · Note