PT-2021-6803 · Adobe · Premiere Elements

Published 2021-06-08 · Updated 2022-10-26 · CVE-2021-28623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Premiere Elements versions 5.2 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to call functions against the installer to perform high privileged actions, potentially allowing the attacker to elevate their privileges. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Recommendations For Adobe Premiere Elements versions 5.2 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-379

CWE-668

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02226

CVE-2021-28623

Affected Products

Premiere Elements

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28623 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-47.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02226 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28623 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17000 · Telegram Post