Adobe Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Fortify Security Team

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May 11, 2022

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution.

Character Animator is a desktop application software product that combines real-time live motion-capture with a multi-track recording system to control layered 2D puppets drawn in Photoshop or Illustrator.
ColdFusion is a platform for building and deploying web and mobile applications..
InDesign is a layout and page design software for print and digital media.
Framemaker is a document processor designed for writing and editing large or complex documents.
InCopy is a professional word processor.

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

THREAT INTELLIGENCE:

There are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.

SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

Character Animator 2021 4.4.2 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
Character Animator 2022 22.3 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
ColdFusion 2018 Update 13 and earlier versions
ColdFusion 2021 Version 3 and earlier versions
InDesign 17.1 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
InDesign 16.4.1 and?earlier versions for Windows and macOS
Framemaker 2019 Release Update 8 and?earlier for Windows
Framemaker 2020 Release Update 4 and earlier for Windows
InCopy 17.1 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
InCopy 16.4.1 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS

RISK:
Government:

Large and medium government entities: High
Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:

Large and medium business entities: High
Small business entities: Medium

Home users: Low

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:

Adobe Character Animator

Out-of-bounds Write, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28819)

Adobe ColdFusion

Cross-site Scripting (Reflected XSS), which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28818)

Adobe InDesign

Out-of-bounds Write, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28831, CVE-2022-28833)
Out-of-bounds Read, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28832)

Adobe Framemaker

Out-of-bounds Write, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28821, CVE-2022-28822, CVE-2022-28825, CVE-2022-28826, CVE-2022-28827, CVE-2022-28828, CVE-2022-28829)
Use After Free, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28823, CVE-2022-28824)
Out-of-bounds Read, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28830)

Adobe InCopy

Out-of-bounds Write, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28834, CVE-2022-28836)
Use After Free, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-28835)

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

We recommend the following actions be taken:

Install the updates provided by Adobe immediately after appropriate testing.
Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack.
Remind users not to visit un-trusted websites or follow links provided by unknown or un-trusted sources.
Inform and educate users regarding the threats posed by hypertext links contained in emails or attachments especially from un-trusted sources.
Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services.

REFERENCES:

Adobe:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/security-bulletin.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb22-21.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-22.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb22-23.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb22-27.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb22-28.html

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