High severity · published Oct 9, 2024
CVE-2024-45137
InDesign Desktop | Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434)
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
InDesign Desktop versions 19.4, 18.5.3 and earlier are affected by an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file which, when executed, could run arbitrary code in the context of the server. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ID
InDesign Desktop · Adobe
through 18.5.3 · source: vendor
IN
Indesign · Adobe
before 18.5.4; 19.0 before 19.5 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45137
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45137
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb24-79.html
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