CVE-2021-21045 (GCVE-0-2021-21045)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-11 19:42
Modified
2024-09-16 21:07
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control ()
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.
References
| ► | URL | Tags | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader |
Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < |
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T18:01:12.607Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
},
{
"affected": [
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_reader_2017",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "17.011.30188",
"status": "affected",
"version": "17.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_2017",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "17.011.30188",
"status": "affected",
"version": "17.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_reader_2020",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "20.001.30018",
"status": "affected",
"version": "20.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_2020",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "20.001.30018",
"status": "affected",
"version": "20.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:windows:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_reader_dc",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "20.013.20074",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:macos:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_reader_dc",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "20.013.20074",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_dc",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "20.013.20074",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "acrobat_dc",
"vendor": "adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "20.013.20074",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2021-21045",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2024-08-22T16:30:57.861562Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-22T16:39:45.881Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "Acrobat Reader",
"vendor": "Adobe",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2020.013.20074",
"status": "affected",
"version": "unspecified",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2020.001.30018",
"status": "affected",
"version": "unspecified",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2017.011.30188",
"status": "affected",
"version": "unspecified",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "None",
"status": "affected",
"version": "unspecified",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user."
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.2,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-284",
"description": "Improper Access Control (CWE-284)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2021-02-11T19:42:20",
"orgId": "078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538",
"shortName": "adobe"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_MISC"
],
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
},
"title": "Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation",
"x_ConverterErrors": {
"DATE_PUBLIC": {
"error": "v4 DATE_PUBLIC is invalid",
"message": "(\u0027Unknown string format:\u0027, \u0027NoneT23:00:00.000Z\u0027)"
}
},
"x_legacyV4Record": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "psirt@adobe.com",
"DATE_PUBLIC": "NoneT23:00:00.000Z",
"ID": "CVE-2021-21045",
"STATE": "PUBLIC",
"TITLE": "Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "Acrobat Reader",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_affected": "\u003c=",
"version_value": "2020.013.20074"
},
{
"version_affected": "\u003c=",
"version_value": "2020.001.30018"
},
{
"version_affected": "\u003c=",
"version_value": "2017.011.30188"
},
{
"version_affected": "\u003c=",
"version_value": "None"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"vendor_name": "Adobe"
}
]
}
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user."
}
]
},
"impact": {
"cvss": {
"attackComplexity": "None",
"attackVector": "None",
"availabilityImpact": "None",
"baseScore": 8.2,
"baseSeverity": "High",
"confidentialityImpact": "None",
"integrityImpact": "None",
"privilegesRequired": "None",
"scope": "None",
"userInteraction": "None",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
}
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "Improper Access Control (CWE-284)"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html"
}
]
},
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
}
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538",
"assignerShortName": "adobe",
"cveId": "CVE-2021-21045",
"datePublished": "2021-02-11T19:42:20.339417Z",
"dateReserved": "2020-12-18T00:00:00",
"dateUpdated": "2024-09-16T21:07:41.363Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-03T18:01:12.607Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2021-21045\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"total\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2024-08-22T16:30:57.861562Z\"}}}], \"affected\": [{\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_reader_2017\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"17.0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"17.011.30188\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_2017\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"17.0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"17.011.30188\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_reader_2020\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"20.0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"20.001.30018\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_2020\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"20.0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"20.001.30018\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:windows:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_reader_dc\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"20.013.20074\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:macos:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_reader_dc\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"20.013.20074\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_dc\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"20.013.20074\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\"], \"vendor\": \"adobe\", \"product\": \"acrobat_dc\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"20.013.20074\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-22T16:36:44.939Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation\", \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"EXTERNAL\"}, \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"CHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 8.2, \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"REQUIRED\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Adobe\", \"product\": \"Acrobat Reader\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"2020.013.20074\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"2020.001.30018\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"2017.011.30188\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"None\"}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}], \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-284\", \"description\": \"Improper Access Control (CWE-284)\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538\", \"shortName\": \"adobe\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2021-02-11T19:42:20\"}, \"x_legacyV4Record\": {\"impact\": {\"cvss\": {\"scope\": \"None\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 8.2, \"attackVector\": \"None\", \"baseSeverity\": \"High\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"None\", \"userInteraction\": \"None\", \"attackComplexity\": \"None\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"None\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"None\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"None\"}}, \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"EXTERNAL\"}, \"affects\": {\"vendor\": {\"vendor_data\": [{\"product\": {\"product_data\": [{\"version\": {\"version_data\": [{\"version_value\": \"2020.013.20074\", \"version_affected\": \"\u003c=\"}, {\"version_value\": \"2020.001.30018\", \"version_affected\": \"\u003c=\"}, {\"version_value\": \"2017.011.30188\", \"version_affected\": \"\u003c=\"}, {\"version_value\": \"None\", \"version_affected\": \"\u003c=\"}]}, \"product_name\": \"Acrobat Reader\"}]}, \"vendor_name\": \"Adobe\"}]}}, \"data_type\": \"CVE\", \"references\": {\"reference_data\": [{\"url\": \"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html\", \"name\": \"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}]}, \"data_format\": \"MITRE\", \"description\": {\"description_data\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.\"}]}, \"problemtype\": {\"problemtype_data\": [{\"description\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"Improper Access Control (CWE-284)\"}]}]}, \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ID\": \"CVE-2021-21045\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\", \"TITLE\": \"Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation\", \"ASSIGNER\": \"psirt@adobe.com\", \"DATE_PUBLIC\": \"NoneT23:00:00.000Z\"}}, \"x_ConverterErrors\": {\"DATE_PUBLIC\": {\"error\": \"v4 DATE_PUBLIC is invalid\", \"message\": \"(\u0027Unknown string format:\u0027, \u0027NoneT23:00:00.000Z\u0027)\"}}}}",
"cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2021-21045\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-09-16T21:07:41.363Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2020-12-18T00:00:00\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538\", \"datePublished\": \"2021-02-11T19:42:20.339417Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"adobe\"}",
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…