Overly permissive cross-domain whitelist in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2019-8075
Published: September 27, 2019 / Updated: November 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48483
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8075
CWE-ID: CWE-942
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the CORS protection mechanism.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of the "Origin" HTTP header that is supplied within HTTP request in Adobe Flash player. A remote attacker can bypass implemented same origin policy restrictions and gain access to sensitive information from another domain.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8075
Install updates from vendor's website.