Adobe InDesign 13.0 < 13.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-11) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209465

Synopsis

The Adobe InDesign instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 13.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB18-11 advisory.

- Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation. (CVE-2018-4927)

- Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4928)

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 InDesign version 13.1.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb18-11.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209465

File Name: macos_adobe_indesign_apsb18-11.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/21/2024

Updated: 10/21/2024

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-2018-4928

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:indesign

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe InDesign

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-4927, CVE-2018-4928