Cross-site scripting in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8160
Published: October 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21868
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8160
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed within the PDF file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and execute arbitrary script code within the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8160
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047