CVE-2021-36061 Adobe Connect Violation of Secure Design Principles Vulnerability Can Lead To Editing Or Deleting Recordings

Medium 5.4 Published 1 Sep 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can edit or delete recordings in Adobe Connect by exploiting a secure design violation, requiring victim interaction to publish a link.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2021-36061?

CVE-2021-36061 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 1 Sep 2021. 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 Connect version 11.2.2 (and earlier) is affected by a secure design principles violation vulnerability via the 'pbMode' parameter. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to edit or delete recordings on the Connect environment. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must publish a link of a Connect recording.

Weakness: CWE-657

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36061?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Connect.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-36061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-frw8-q26x-vv93.