FramemakerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-30283

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2020.6 / 2022.4 or later.
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58/100
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
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.5, 2022.3 and earlier Answer: are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 confidence

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.5, 2022.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass ASLR security mitigations. Exploitation requires user interaction where a victim must open a specially crafted malicious file.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Framemaker to the latest patched version (2020.6 or later for the 2020.x branch, or 2023 and later for the 2022.x branch). Until patches can be deployed, warn users against opening files from untrusted sources.

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
FramemakerApplication
Affected:< 2020.6>= 2022, < 2022.4

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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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. Determine Adobe Framemaker installed version
    On Windows: Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, locate Adobe Framemaker and view the version column. On Mac: Right-click Adobe Framemaker in Applications > Get Info. Alternatively, launch Framemaker and go to Help > About Adobe Framemaker.
    Affected if The displayed version is 2020.5 or earlier, or 2022.3 or earlier, indicating the installation falls within vulnerable version ranges.
  2. Verify version falls within affected range
    Compare the installed version number against the known vulnerable ranges: versions 2020.x less than 2020.6, and versions 2022.x less than 2022.4.
    Affected if The installed version is less than 2020.6 (for 2020.x branch) or less than 2022.4 (for 2022.x branch).
  3. Confirm Framemaker executable version
    Navigate to the Adobe Framemaker installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker2022 or similar), right-click the Framemaker.exe file, select Properties, and view the File version field.
    Affected if The file version shown is earlier than 2020.6.0 or earlier than 2022.4.0.

A system is affected if Adobe Framemaker is installed with a version earlier than 2020.6 (for the 2020.x branch) or earlier than 2022.4 (for the 2022.x branch).

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 2020.6 / 2022.4 or later
Fixed in 2020.62022.4
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Framemaker to the latest patched version (2020.6 or later for the 2020.x branch, or 2023 and later for the 2022.x branch). Until patches can be deployed, warn users against opening files from untrusted sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Framemaker 2020.6 (or later 2020.x) / Adobe Framemaker 2022.4 (or later 2022.x)

  1. Check current Adobe Framemaker version via Help > About Adobe Framemaker
  2. For 2020.x branch users: Download Adobe Framemaker 2020.6 or later from helpx.adobe.com or Adobe Creative Cloud
  3. For 2022.x branch users: Download Adobe Framemaker 2022.4 or later from helpx.adobe.com or Adobe Creative Cloud
  4. Install the updated version using the Adobe installer
  5. Restart Framemaker and verify the installed version matches the target fixed release
Caveat Ensure compatibility of existing documents and any custom scripts with the new version before deploying widely

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

Fix this in Framemaker Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,280
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