Two vulnerabilities in Creative Cloud Desktop Application

Published: 2017-04-11 | Updated: 2017-04-11

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-3007 CVE-2017-3006
CWE-ID	CWE-22 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Creative Cloud Desktop Application Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	Adobe

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU6251

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3007

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.0.0.185.

Vulnerable software versions

Creative Cloud Desktop Application: 3.5.0.206 - 4.0.0.185

External links

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb17-13.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU6252

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3006

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes