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Adobe Digital Editions <= 4.5.11.187646 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) (APSB21-80)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153436

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, as follows:

 - An OS command injection vulnerability that can be exploited by a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-39826)

 - An arbitrary file system write vulnerability that can be exploited by a local attacker. (CVE-2021-39827)

 - A privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by a local attacker. (CVE-2021-39828)

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 Digital Editions version 4.5.11.187658 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e229dead

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153436

File Name: macosx_adobe_digital_editions_apsb21-80.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/16/2021

Updated: 10/4/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39826

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:digital_editions

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Digital Editions, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39826, CVE-2021-39827, CVE-2021-39828

IAVA: 2021-A-0423