CVE-2021-44714

Adobe Acrobat Reader Missing Custom Protocols in Warning Message Prompts

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles that could lead to a Security feature bypass. Acrobat Reader DC displays a warning message when a user clicks on a PDF file, which could be used by an attacker to mislead the user. In affected versions, this warning message does not include custom protocols when used by the sender. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability as they would need to click 'allow' on the warning message of a malicious file.

Acrobat Reader DC versiones 21.007.20099 (y anteriores), versiones 20.004.30017 (y anteriores) y versiones 17.011.30204 (y anteriores), están afectadas por una Violación de los Principios de Diseño Seguro que podría conllevar a una omisión de la función de seguridad. Acrobat Reader DC muestra un mensaje de advertencia cuando un usuario hace clic en un archivo PDF, que podría ser usado por un atacante para engañar al usuario. En las versiones afectadas, este mensaje de advertencia no incluye los protocolos personalizados cuando son usados por el emisor. Es requerida una interacción del usuario para abusar de esta vulnerabilidad, ya que tendría que hacer clic en "allow" en el mensaje de advertencia de un archivo malicioso

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-07 CVE Reserved
2022-01-14 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-10-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-657: Violation of Secure Design Principles

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html	2022-01-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099"	continuous	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099"	continuous	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30204"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.004.30017"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099"	continuous	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 21.007.20099"	continuous	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe