CVE-2021-36002

Adobe Captivate version 11.5.5 (and earlier) is affected by an Creation of Temporary File In Directory With Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. The attacker must plant a malicious file in a particular location of the victim's machine. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must launch the Captivate Installer.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:captivate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~4.4~~ v3 : ~~7.3~~	v2 : 4.4 v3 : 5.0

Information

Published : 2021-09-01 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:12

NVD link : CVE-2021-36002

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36002

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36002

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

captivate

CWE

CWE-379

Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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