Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS) - Nessus
High Plugin ID: 159659This page contains detailed information about the Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.
Plugin Overview
ID: 159659
Name: Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS)
Filename: macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2022-01-11
This Plugin Published: 2022-04-12
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-27
Plugin Version: 1.4
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Dependencies:
macosx_adobe_reader_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Reader
Vulnerability Information
Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2022-01-11
Patch Published: 2022-04-12
CVE [?]: CVE-2021-44702, CVE-2021-44706, CVE-2021-44739, CVE-2021-45064, CVE-2021-45067, CVE-2022-24091, CVE-2022-24092, CVE-2022-24101, CVE-2022-24102, CVE-2022-24103, CVE-2022-24104, CVE-2022-27785, CVE-2022-27786, CVE-2022-27787, CVE-2022-27788, CVE-2022-27789, CVE-2022-27790, CVE-2022-27791, CVE-2022-27792, CVE-2022-27793, CVE-2022-27794, CVE-2022-27795, CVE-2022-27796, CVE-2022-27797, CVE-2022-27798, CVE-2022-27799, CVE-2022-27800, CVE-2022-27801, CVE-2022-27802, CVE-2022-28230, CVE-2022-28231, CVE-2022-28232, CVE-2022-28233, CVE-2022-28234, CVE-2022-28235, CVE-2022-28236, CVE-2022-28237, CVE-2022-28238, CVE-2022-28239, CVE-2022-28240, CVE-2022-28241, CVE-2022-28242, CVE-2022-28243, CVE-2022-28244, CVE-2022-28245, CVE-2022-28246, CVE-2022-28247, CVE-2022-28248, CVE-2022-28249, CVE-2022-28250, CVE-2022-28251, CVE-2022-28252, CVE-2022-28253, CVE-2022-28254, CVE-2022-28255, CVE-2022-28256, CVE-2022-28257, CVE-2022-28258, CVE-2022-28259, CVE-2022-28260, CVE-2022-28261, CVE-2022-28262, CVE-2022-28263, CVE-2022-28264, CVE-2022-28265, CVE-2022-28266, CVE-2022-28267, CVE-2022-28268, CVE-2022-28269
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader
Synopsis
The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Description
The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, or 22.001.20117. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit an attacker controlled web page. (CVE-2021-44702)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-44706, CVE-2021-45064)
- Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a maliciously crafted Microsoft Office file, or visit an attacker controlled web page. (CVE-2021-44739)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-45067)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious font file. (CVE-2022-24091, CVE-2022-24092)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 or later.
Public Exploits
Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits (PoCs) are available
Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS) vulnerability:
- GitHub: https://github.com/ZephrFish/CVE-2022-28251-POC
[CVE-2022-28251] - GitHub: https://github.com/mubix/CVE-2022-28251-POC
[CVE-2022-28251: Proof of Concept for CVE-2022-28251]
Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.
WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2022-24092
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score: | 9.3 (High) |
Impact Subscore: | 10.0 |
Exploitability Subscore: | 8.6 |
CVSS Temporal Score: | 6.9 (Medium) |
CVSS Environmental Score: | NA (None) |
Modified Impact Subscore: | NA |
Overall CVSS Score: | 6.9 (Medium) |
CVSS Base Score: | 7.8 (High) |
Impact Subscore: | 5.9 |
Exploitability Subscore: | 1.8 |
CVSS Temporal Score: | 6.8 (Medium) |
CVSS Environmental Score: | NA (None) |
Modified Impact Subscore: | NA |
Overall CVSS Score: | 6.8 (Medium) |
STIG Risk Rating: High
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Plugin Source
This is the macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(159659);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/27");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2021-44702",
"CVE-2021-44706",
"CVE-2021-44739",
"CVE-2021-45064",
"CVE-2021-45067",
"CVE-2022-24091",
"CVE-2022-24092",
"CVE-2022-24101",
"CVE-2022-24102",
"CVE-2022-24103",
"CVE-2022-24104",
"CVE-2022-27785",
"CVE-2022-27786",
"CVE-2022-27787",
"CVE-2022-27788",
"CVE-2022-27789",
"CVE-2022-27790",
"CVE-2022-27791",
"CVE-2022-27792",
"CVE-2022-27793",
"CVE-2022-27794",
"CVE-2022-27795",
"CVE-2022-27796",
"CVE-2022-27797",
"CVE-2022-27798",
"CVE-2022-27799",
"CVE-2022-27800",
"CVE-2022-27801",
"CVE-2022-27802",
"CVE-2022-28230",
"CVE-2022-28231",
"CVE-2022-28232",
"CVE-2022-28233",
"CVE-2022-28234",
"CVE-2022-28235",
"CVE-2022-28236",
"CVE-2022-28237",
"CVE-2022-28238",
"CVE-2022-28239",
"CVE-2022-28240",
"CVE-2022-28241",
"CVE-2022-28242",
"CVE-2022-28243",
"CVE-2022-28244",
"CVE-2022-28245",
"CVE-2022-28246",
"CVE-2022-28247",
"CVE-2022-28248",
"CVE-2022-28249",
"CVE-2022-28250",
"CVE-2022-28251",
"CVE-2022-28252",
"CVE-2022-28253",
"CVE-2022-28254",
"CVE-2022-28255",
"CVE-2022-28256",
"CVE-2022-28257",
"CVE-2022-28258",
"CVE-2022-28259",
"CVE-2022-28260",
"CVE-2022-28261",
"CVE-2022-28262",
"CVE-2022-28263",
"CVE-2022-28264",
"CVE-2022-28265",
"CVE-2022-28266",
"CVE-2022-28267",
"CVE-2022-28268",
"CVE-2022-28269"
);
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0013-S");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0152");
script_name(english:"Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229,
20.005.30331, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, or 22.001.20117. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.
- Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and
17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated
attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue
requires user interaction in that a victim must visit an attacker controlled web page. (CVE-2021-44702)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and
earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that
could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue
requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-44706, CVE-2021-45064)
- Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and
17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated
attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue
requires user interaction in that a victim must open a maliciously crafted Microsoft Office file, or visit
an attacker controlled web page. (CVE-2021-44739)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and
earlier) are affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability that could lead to
disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such
as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
(CVE-2021-45067)
- Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and
earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code
execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that
a victim must open a malicious font file. (CVE-2022-24091, CVE-2022-24092)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/353.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/657.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/824.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334
/ 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-24092");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(121, 122, 125, 353, 416, 657, 787, 824);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/01/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/04/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/04/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("macosx_adobe_reader_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/Adobe Reader");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/local_checks_enabled');
os = get_kb_item('Host/MacOSX/Version');
if (empty_or_null(os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Mac OS X');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Adobe Reader');
# vcf::adobe_reader::check_version_and_report will
# properly separate tracks when checking constraints.
# x.y.30zzz = DC Classic
# x.y.20zzz = DC Continuous
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '15.7', 'max_version' : '22.001.20085', 'fixed_version' : '22.001.20117' },
{ 'min_version' : '15.7', 'max_version' : '22.001.20085', 'fixed_version' : '22.001.20112' },
{ 'min_version' : '20.1', 'max_version' : '20.005.30314', 'fixed_version' : '20.005.30334' },
{ 'min_version' : '20.1', 'max_version' : '20.005.30311', 'fixed_version' : '20.005.30334' },
{ 'min_version' : '20.1', 'max_version' : '20.005.30314', 'fixed_version' : '20.005.30331' },
{ 'min_version' : '20.1', 'max_version' : '20.005.30311', 'fixed_version' : '20.005.30331' },
{ 'min_version' : '17.8', 'max_version' : '17.012.30205', 'fixed_version' : '17.012.30229' },
{ 'min_version' : '17.8', 'max_version' : '17.012.30205', 'fixed_version' : '17.012.30227' }
];
vcf::adobe_reader::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, max_segs:3);
The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:
- Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl
- Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl
- Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl
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How to Run
Here is how to run the Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):
- Click to start a New Scan.
- Select Advanced Scan.
- Navigate to the Plugins tab.
- On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
- On the left side table select MacOS X Local Security Checks plugin family.
- On the right side table select Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS) plugin ID 159659.
- Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
- Run the scan.
Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.
Basic usage:
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
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References
IAVA | Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert:
- 2022-A-0013-S, 2022-A-0152
- CWE-121 (Weakness) Stack-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-122 (Weakness) Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-125 (Weakness) Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-353 (Weakness) Missing Support for Integrity Check
- CWE-416 (Weakness) Use After Free
- CWE-657 (Weakness) Violation of Secure Design Principles
- CWE-787 (Weakness) Out-of-bounds Write
- CWE-824 (Weakness) Access of Uninitialized Pointer
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/159659
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/353.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/657.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/824.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
- https://vulners.com/nessus/MACOS_ADOBE_READER_APSB22-16.NASL
- 159656 - Adobe Acrobat < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16)
- 159657 - Adobe Reader < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16)
- 159658 - Adobe Acrobat < 17.012.30227 / 17.012.30229 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30331 / 20.005.30334 / 20.005.30334 / 22.001.20112 / 22.001.20117 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-16) (macOS)
- 157230 - Foxit PDF Editor < 11.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 158564 - Foxit PhantomPDF < 10.1.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 157229 - Foxit PDF Reader < 11.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Version
This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file macos_adobe_reader_apsb22-16.nasl version 1.4. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.
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