Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2020 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2020-24432Acrobat Reader DC Arbitrary JavaScript Execution in PDF Documents

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.1% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)11.1%top 4.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the current user. To exploit this issue, an attacker must acquire and then modify a certified PDF document that is trusted by the victim. The attacker then needs to convince the victim to open the document.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 2017.011.30175unspecified – through 2020.012.20048unspecified – through 2020.001.30005unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html x_refsource_MISC