PT-2021-1887 · Adobe · Captivate

Published 2021-01-12 · Updated 2021-01-19 · CVE-2021-21011

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Captivate 2019 versions 11.5.1.499 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element, which could lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with permissions to write to the file system could leverage this to escalate privileges. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to increase their privileges in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Adobe Captivate 2019 versions 11.5.1.499 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00657

CVE-2021-21011

Affected Products

Captivate

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21011 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00657 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21011 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8688 · Telegram Post