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Adobe After Effects < 18.4.4 / 22.0.0 < 22.2.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-09) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209469

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe After Effects installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 18.4.4, 22.2.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB22-09 advisory.

 - Adobe After Effects versions 22.1.1 (and earlier) and 18.4.3 (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-2022-23200)

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 After Effects version 18.4.4, 22.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb22-09.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209469

File Name: macos_adobe_after_effects_apsb22-09.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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23200

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:after_effects

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23200

CWE: 787