PT-2023-2448 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2023-02-22 · Updated 2023-08-15 · CVE-2023-26405

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30441 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an improper input validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. The vulnerability is also described as allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 and earlier, update to a version later than 23.001.20093 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30441 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.30441 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of Net.HTTP.request and restricting access to the Object Prototype Pollution API until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-02234

CVE-2023-26405

ZDI-23-1107

ZDI-23-1108

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 11

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1107 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26405 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1108 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-02234 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/TheZDIBugs/status/1691509741833293825 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/62020 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.225710 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TheZDIBugs/status/1691509743246872578 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-26405 · Note