CVE-2018-4923 Command injection in Adobe Connect 9.7 and earlier
Attackers can exploit OS command injection in Adobe Connect to arbitrarily delete files, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4923?
CVE-2018-4923 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 19 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Connect versions 9.7 and earlier have an exploitable OS Command Injection. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file deletion.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4923?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-4923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-68r8-v7h5-8r8x.