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Adobe InDesign <= 15.1.2 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB20-66)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 141848

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is affected by Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote Windows host is prior or equal to 15.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by an Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .indd file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe InDesign version 16.0 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?60674b88

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 141848

File Name: adobe_indesign_apsb20-66.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/23/2020

Updated: 9/22/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24421

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:indesign

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe InDesign

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-24421

IAVA: 2020-A-0493-S