#VU20179 OS Command Injection in Adobe Photoshop - CVE-2019-7989 

 

#VU20179 OS Command Injection in Adobe Photoshop - CVE-2019-7989

Published: August 13, 2019 / Updated: August 19, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20179
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7989
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Photoshop
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of data passed within the handling of the Folder.execute method when processing JSX files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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