Adobe Creative Cloud <= 3.5.1.209 Arbitrary File Read/Write Vulnerability (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91387

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary file read/write vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior or equal to 3.5.1.209. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw in the JavaScript API for Creative Cloud Libraries due to an exposed service. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to read or write arbitrary files on the host file system.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud version 3.6.0.244 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb16-11.html

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-235/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91387

File Name: macosx_adobe_creative_cloud_3_6_0_244.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/31/2016

Updated: 11/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1034

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:creative_cloud

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Creative Cloud

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1034

BID: 86001