title: Acrobat Reader DC Arbitrary JavaScript Execution in PDF Documents
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.
problem types: Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30175, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.012.20048, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.001.30005, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.7
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]