Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4995
Published: May 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12739
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4995
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to HTTP POST new line injection via XFA submission. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and conduct further attacks.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4995
Update to version 2018.011.20040, 2017.011.30080 or 2015.006.30418.