CVE-2024-49535CWE-611

Acrobat Reader | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

Medium · published December 10, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00421 · 35.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Published
2024-12-10T19:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 19:54Z
    Acrobat Reader | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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