Adobe Creative Cloud < 5.10.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB23-21)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172541

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 5.10.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB23-21 advisory.

- Creative Cloud version 5.9.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the application trusts. (CVE-2023-26358)

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 Creative Cloud version 5.10.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172541

File Name: adobe_creative_cloud_apsb23-21.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/14/2023

Updated: 10/21/2024

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-2023-26358

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: installed_sw/Creative Cloud, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-26358

CWE: 426

IAVA: 2023-A-0147-S

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