Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-4994 - Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Connect

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
adobe
nessus

Summary

Adobe Connect versions 9.7.5 and earlier have an exploitable Authentication Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idADOBE_CONNECT_APSB18-18.NASL
descriptionThe version of Adobe Connect running on the remote host is 9.7.5 or earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id109726
published2018-05-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/109726
titleAdobe <= 9.7.5 Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18, APSB18-22)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(109726);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-4994", "CVE-2018-12804", "CVE-2018-12805");
  script_bugtraq_id(104102, 104696, 104697);

  script_name(english:"Adobe <= 9.7.5 Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (APSB18-18, APSB18-22)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Adobe Connect.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe Connect running on the remote host is 9.7.5 or
earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

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://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb18-18.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb18-22.html");
  # https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/update-for-adobe-connect-now-available-includes-latest-security-.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5bd09165");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Connect version 9.8.1 or later, or apply vendor specified mitigation.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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-2018-12805");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/05/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/05/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/05/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:connect");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("adobe_connect_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Adobe Connect");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443);

  exit(0);
}

include("http.inc");
include("vcf.inc");

app = "Adobe Connect";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

# Paranoid since we cannot check for mitigations
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

port = get_http_port(default:80);

app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app, port:port, webapp:TRUE);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:2);

constraints = [
      { "max_version" : "9.7.5", "fixed_version" : "9.8.1" }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);