Adobe Acrobat Reader XXE Vulnerability in XML Parsing
CVE-2024-49535 Published on December 10, 2024
Acrobat Reader | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-49535 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XXE Vulnerability?
The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
CVE-2024-49535 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-49535
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Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader:- Before and including 20.005.30710 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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