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Acrobat DcApplication · Adobe

CVE-2022-28244

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 22.001.20085 or later.
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66/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) is affected by a violation of secure design principles through bypassing the content security policy, which could result in an attacker sending arbitrarily configured requests to the cross-origin attack target domain. Exploitation requires user interaction in which the victim needs to access a crafted PDF file on an attacker's server.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC contains a Content Security Policy (CSP) bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to send arbitrarily configured cross-origin requests by convincing a user to open a crafted PDF file. This is a secure design principle violation rather than a memory corruption issue, enabling attackers to target external domains through the victim's browser context.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to a version newer than 22.001.20085, 20.005.3031x, or 17.012.30205 to address this CSP bypass vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
AcrobatApplication
Affected:>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate installed Adobe Acrobat or Reader version
    Windows: Open Adobe Acrobat/Reader, go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat/Reader. Alternatively, check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Version or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Reader\DC\Version. macOS: Right-click the application in /Applications and select Get Info.
    Affected if Version falls within any of the affected ranges: 15.008.20082 through 22.001.20085, 17.011.30059 through 17.012.30205, 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30314, or 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30311
  2. Identify the specific Adobe product installed
    Confirm whether the installed product is Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe Acrobat (classic), or Adobe Acrobat Reader (classic) as the version numbering differs between product lines.
    Affected if The product is any of the listed affected products and the version matches the ranges above
  3. Determine if PDF files with JavaScript or embedded content are processed
    This vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a crafted PDF containing specially configured elements that bypass Content Security Policy. The vulnerability exists in the PDF rendering engine regardless of specific user settings.
    Affected if The affected version is installed and the application processes PDF files with embedded content or JavaScript

The user is affected if Adobe Acrobat or Reader DC/classic version falls within the listed ranges (15.008.20082-22.001.20085, 17.011.30059-17.012.30205, 20.001.30005-20.005.30314, or 20.001.30005-20.005.30311) and the application opens PDF files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 22.001.20085
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to a version newer than 22.001.20085, 20.005.3031x, or 17.012.30205 to address this CSP bypass vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Acrobat DC/Reader DC: Upgrade to version 22.001.20086 or later (or latest 22.x release); Acrobat/Reader 20.x: Upgrade to 20.005.30315 or later; Acrobat/Reader 17.x: Upgrade to 17.012.30206 or later

  1. 1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or Adobe Acrobat on your system
  2. 2. Navigate to Help > Check for Updates or use the built-in update mechanism
  3. 3. Allow the application to check for and install available security updates
  4. 4. Alternatively, download the latest version from the official Adobe website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ (for Reader) or https://get.adobe.com/acrobat/ (for Acrobat)
  5. 5. Ensure you upgrade to a version higher than 22.001.20085, 20.005.30314, or 17.012.30205 depending on your product track
  6. 6. After updating, verify the version by going to Help > About Adobe Acrobat [Reader] DC
Caveat Standard Adobe update - minimal risk; may require accepting new license terms

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Acrobat Dc Scoped from the published advisory
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