# CVE-2017-3087: Information disclosure in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.

> An attacker can exploit the quiz reporting feature in Adobe Captivate to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45c6-f49w-2r2g

## What is CVE-2017-3087?

CVE-2017-3087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier., published on 20 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Captivate versions 9 and earlier have an information disclosure vulnerability resulting from abuse of the quiz reporting feature in Captivate.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Captivate.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.

- [CVE-2017-3098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3098/): Path traversal in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-3191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3191/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2005-4708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4708/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-21011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21011/): Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Captivate 2019 (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2021-36002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36002/): Privilege escalation in Captivate (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier., published on 20 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3087

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3087/
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