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Adobe Character Animator 4.0.0 < 4.4.7 / 22.0 < 22.4 Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-21) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209471

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe Character Animator installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 22.4, 4.4.7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB22-21 advisory.

 - Adobe Character Animator versions 4.4.2 (and earlier) and 22.3 (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 SVG file. (CVE-2022-28819)

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 Character Animator version 22.4, 4.4.7 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f23f3a40

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209471

File Name: macos_adobe_character_animator_apsb22-21.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: 6.7

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-2022-28819

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:character_animator

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-28819

CWE: 787