#VU1889 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2007-0045
Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: May 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1889
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0045
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input passed via FDF, XML, or XFDF parameter. A remote attacker can create a specially .pdf URL, trick the victim to follow it and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x to version 7.1.4
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x to version 8.1.7.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x to version 9.2.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x to version 8.1.7.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x to version 9.2.