CVE-2009-3956 — Cross-site Scripting in Adobe Acrobat

CWE-165 documents5 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
5.1%
top 10.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat Reader
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateMay 2

Description

The default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, does not enable the Enhanced Security feature, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "script injection vulnerability," as demonstrated by Acrobat Forms Data Format (FDF) behavior that allows cross-site scripting (XSS) by user-assisted remote attackers.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat9.2+46

Patches

Patch: www.adobe.com ↗Patch: www.adobe.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-27hw-76jw-48hx: The default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9↗2022-05-02
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🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET WEB_CLIENT Possible Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Attempt↗2010-07-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02)↗2010-01-12
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-3956 acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02)↗2010-01-11
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CVE-2009-3956 — Cross-site Scripting in Adobe Acrobat | cvebase