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Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
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CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated1/23/2025 1:15:30 PM
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Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, leading to unauthorized read access to the file system. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
Modified Analysis by NIST1/15/2025 12:39:59 PM
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NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated1/07/2025 1:15:18 PM
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, leading to data disclosure or potentially code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must proce
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, leading to unauthorized read access to the file system. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
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*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 20.001.30002 up to (excluding) 20.005.30748
*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 24.0.0 up to (excluding) 24.001.30225
*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24.005.20320
*cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 20.001.30002 up to (excluding) 20.005.30748
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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-92.html No Types Assigned
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, leading to data disclosure or potentially code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must proce