CVE-2021-21085 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Connect version 11.0.7 (and earlier) is affected by an Input Validation vulnerability in the export feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a payload into an online event form and achieve code execution if the victim exports and opens the data on their local machine.

Published: 2021-03-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

Connect

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 11.0.7
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8476	Adobe Connect version 11.0.7 (and earlier) is affected by an Input Validation vulnerability in the export feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a payload into an online event form and achieve code execution if the victim exports and opens the data on their local machine.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00754.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb21-19.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Connect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-03-12T18:14:54.473Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:43:02.892Z

Reserved: 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21085

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-12T19:15:14.927

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:47:32.177

Link: CVE-2021-21085

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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