Adobe Creative Cloud < 3.7.0.272 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-21)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209493

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.7.0.272. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB16-21 advisory.

- Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7.0.272 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory. (CVE-2016-4158)

- Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7.0.272 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory. (CVE-2016-4157)

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 Creative Cloud version 3.7.0.272 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209493

File Name: adobe_creative_cloud_apsb16-21.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/21/2024

Updated: 11/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4158

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Creative Cloud

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4157, CVE-2016-4158

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