CVE-2021-39827 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions in Adobe Digital Editions

CWE-379 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Adobe Digital Editions
Timeline
PublishedSep 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) are affected by an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Digital Editions installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write an arbitrary file to the system. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5adobe/digital_editionsunspecified — 4.5.11.187646+1
▶NVDadobe/digital_editions4.5.11.187646

Patches

Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6x2x-5wr8-hwjr: Adobe Digital Editions 4↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Adobe Digital Editions Installer flaw leads to Arbitrary File System Write↗2021-09-27
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CVE-2021-39827 — Adobe Digital Editions vulnerability | cvebase