CVE-2020-24432CWE-20

Acrobat Reader DC Arbitrary JavaScript Execution in PDF Documents

Medium · published November 5, 2020

CVSS v3.1
6.7
EPSS
11%
Percentile
95.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the current user. To exploit this issue, an attacker must acquire and then modify a certified PDF document that is trusted by the victim. The attacker then needs to convince the victim to open the document.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.11097 · 95.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2020-11-05T19:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 NOV 19:32Z
    Acrobat Reader DC Arbitrary JavaScript Execution in PDF Documents
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