Medium severity · published Dec 10, 2024
CVE-2024-49535
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference…
6.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
20.001.30002 before 20.005.30748; 24.0.0 before 24.001.30225 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
before 24.005.20320 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
20.001.30002 before 20.005.30748 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
before 24.005.20320 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49535
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49535
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-92.html
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