Input validation error in Adobe Captivate - CVE-2017-3098
Published: June 20, 2017 / Updated: January 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49466
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3098
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 input in the quiz reporting feature. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Adobe Captivate
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3098
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Captivate - update to 10.0.0.192