Privilege escalation in Adobe Connect

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU16835

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19718

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to session token exposure. A remote attacker can access session tokens and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 10.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe Connect: 9.0 - 10.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_connect:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_connect:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_connect:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb19-05.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.