CVE-2024-49535
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CVE-2024-49535 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 20.001.30002, < 20.005.30748 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 24.0.0, < 24.001.30225 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | < 24.005.20320 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | >= 20.001.30002, < 20.005.30748 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | < 24.005.20320 |
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