XML External Entity injection in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-49535

 

XML External Entity injection in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-49535

Published: December 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101450
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49535
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2024-49535

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 20.005.30748, 24.001.30225, 24.005.20320
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 20.005.30748, 24.001.30225, 24.005.20320

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