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Adobe Creative Cloud < 2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-41) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 160843
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Synopsis
The Adobe Creative Cloud instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 2.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb21-41 advisory.- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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-2021-28594)
- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause arbitrary file overwriting in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires physical interaction to the system. (CVE-2021-28633)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud version 2.5 or later.See Also
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/379.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 160843
File Name: macos_adobe_creative_cloud_apsb21-41.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 5/10/2022
Updated: 5/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2021-28594
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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:creative_cloud
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Creative Cloud
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-28594, CVE-2021-28633