Adobe Illustrator < 25.1 Arbitrary code execution (APSB21-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 144979

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe Illustrator installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 25.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB21-02 advisory.

- Adobe Illustrator version 25.0 (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-2021-21007)

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 Illustrator version 25.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144979

File Name: adobe_illustrator_apsb21-02.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/14/2021

Updated: 10/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21007

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:illustrator

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21007

IAVA: 2021-A-0014-S

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