CVE-2023-38210
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 · uneditedAdobe XMP Toolkit versions 2022.06 is affected by a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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 · moderate confidenceAdobe XMP Toolkit versions 2022.06 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition via a malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction where the victim must open a specially crafted file, leading to excessive resource consumption and application crash.
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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<= 2022.06CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate XMP Toolkit library filesSearch the system for files named 'XMP.dll', 'libxmptoolkit', 'XMPToolkit.framework', or similar XMP-related libraries. Common locations include Adobe application directories, Program Files, and application bundle directories.Affected if XMP Toolkit library files are found on the system
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Determine installed XMP Toolkit versionRight-click the located XMP library file, select Properties, and check the Version tab. Alternatively, use a command like 'strings XMP.dll | grep -i version' or examine file metadata.Affected if The version displayed is 2022.06 or any version number lower than 2022.06
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Identify applications using XMP ToolkitCheck installed software that processes XMP metadata, such as Adobe Creative Cloud applications, PDF editors, or media management tools. Review the application's 'About' or version information.Affected if An application using XMP Toolkit is installed and the application's bundled XMP library version is 2022.06 or earlier
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Assess user interaction riskDetermine whether users in the environment routinely open files from external or untrusted sources, as exploitation requires opening a specially crafted malicious file.Affected if Users open files from untrusted sources and the XMP Toolkit version is 2022.06 or earlier
The environment is affected if any installed XMP Toolkit library or application bundling XMP Toolkit is at version 2022.06 or earlier and users can be tricked into opening malicious files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUsers should update to the latest version of Adobe XMP Toolkit or ensure products using this library are updated. Avoid opening files from untrusted sources as exploitation requires user interaction.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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