CVE-2007-0044 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can force browsers to make unauthorized requests via crafted URLs in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-0044?

CVE-2007-0044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 3 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0 for the Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera web browsers allows remote attackers to force the browser to make unauthorized requests to other web sites via a URL in the (1) FDF, (2) xml, and (3) xfdf AJAX request parameters, following the # (hash) character, aka "Universal CSRF and session riding."

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0044?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat 3d, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0044?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-0044 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0044 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f39f-q7vr-84pm.

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