CVE-2023-29299

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

Publication date:

10/08/2023

Last modified:

15/08/2023

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability if the default PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy is set to Unrestricted, making the attack complexity high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

4.70

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*	15.008.20082 (including)	23.003.20269 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*	15.008.20082 (including)	23.003.20269 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*	20.001.30005 (including)	20.005.30516.10516 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*	20.001.30005 (including)	20.005.30516.10516 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*	20.001.30005 (including)	20.005.30514.10514 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*	20.001.30005 (including)	20.005.30514.10514 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html