Adobe Captivate Quiz Reporting Feature 'internalserverread.php' Remote File Disclosure (APSB17-19)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100842

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a remote file disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The Adobe Captivate application running on the remote web server is affected by a remote file disclosure vulnerability in the quiz reporting feature due to improper validation of parameters passed to the 'internalserverread.php' script. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via a specially crafted request, to access arbitrary files on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Captivate 2017 (10.0.0.192) or later. Alternatively, apply the hotfix for Adobe Captivate 8 and 9.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100842

File Name: adobe_captivate_quiz_remote_file_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/16/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3087

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:captivate

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3087

IAVA: 2017-A-0172

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