CVE-2015-5571 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit a CSRF vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to access sensitive information via crafted SWF content targeting JSONP endpoints.
- 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-2015-5571?
CVE-2015-5571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 22 Sep 2015. 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 Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 do not properly restrict the SWF file format, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks against JSONP endpoints, and obtain sensitive information, via a crafted OBJECT element with SWF content satisfying the character-set requirements of a callback API. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4671 and CVE-2014-5333.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5571?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5571?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-5571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rw6-x6f2-42c3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5571.