Adobe Connect <= 11.2.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (APSB21-36)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 150440

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an application that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Connect installed on the remote host is prior to 11.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the apsb21-36 advisory.

- Adobe Connect version 11.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Improper access control vulnerability that can lead to the elevation of privileges. An attacker with 'Learner' permissions can leverage this scenario to access the list of event participants. (CVE-2021-28579)

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 Connect version 11.2.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 150440

File Name: adobe_connect_apsb21-36.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/10/2021

Updated: 10/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28579

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:connect

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe Connect

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28579

CWE: 284

IAVB: 2021-B-0033-S

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