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Adobe Photoshop 22.x < 22.5.9 / 23.x < 23.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS APSB22-52)
high Nessus Plugin ID 164987
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Synopsis
Adobe Photoshop installed on remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Photoshop installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 22.5.9/23.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb22-52 advisory.- Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability 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-2022-38434)
- Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability 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-2022-35713)
- Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability 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-2022-38426, CVE-2022-38427)
- Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2022-38428)
- Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2022-38429, CVE-2022-38430, CVE-2022-38431)
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 Photoshop version 22.5.9/23.5 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb22-52.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 164987
File Name: macos_adobe_photoshop_apsb22-52.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/13/2022
Updated: 11/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38434
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:photoshop
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Photoshop
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-35713, CVE-2022-38426, CVE-2022-38427, CVE-2022-38428, CVE-2022-38429, CVE-2022-38430, CVE-2022-38431, CVE-2022-38432, CVE-2022-38433, CVE-2022-38434