CVE-2010-3191 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2010-3191?

CVE-2010-3191 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Captivate 5.0.0.596, and possibly other versions, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a .cptx file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Captivate.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-3191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-3098 Path traversal in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-3087 Information disclosure in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. High 7.5
• CVE-2005-4708 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.2
• CVE-2021-21011 Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Captivate 2019 High 7.0
• CVE-2021-36002 Privilege escalation in Captivate Medium 5.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-35f5-mhvc-crmp.