Adobe Prelude < 9.0.2 Arbitrary code execution (APSB20-70)

high Nessus Plugin ID 144051

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Synopsis

The Adobe Prelude instance installed on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Prelude installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 9.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB20-70 advisory.

- Adobe Prelude version 9.0.1 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2020-24440)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Prelude version 9.0.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144051

File Name: adobe_prelude_apsb20-70.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/10/2020

Updated: 10/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24440

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:prelude

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe Prelude, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-24440

IAVA: 2020-A-0567-S

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