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ConnectApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-54032

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.4.9 / 12.7 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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 Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact as high.

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 Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vulnerable form fields. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript that persists in the application and executes in victims' browsers when they view the affected page, potentially enabling session takeover.

MitigationImplement robust input validation and output encoding for all form fields in Adobe Connect, prioritizing fields that store and display user-supplied content. Apply context-aware sanitization and consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth.

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
ConnectApplication
Affected:< 11.4.9>= 12.0, < 12.7

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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

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  1. Check installed Adobe Connect version
    Access the Adobe Connect Central Administration console or check the version.xml file in the installation directory (typically in the /apps/common folder). The version is also visible on the login page footer or in the About section of the admin panel.
    Affected if The installed version is 11.4.7 or earlier, OR is 12.0 through 12.6 (any version from 12.0 up to and including 12.6)
  2. Identify form fields that store user content
    Review Adobe Connect modules that accept and store user-supplied input, including meeting pod content, custom fields, user profile fields, and notes/comments sections. Focus on fields that are displayed back to users after being saved.
    Affected if The system contains any custom or built-in form fields where users can enter and save text content that is later displayed to other users
  3. Test for XSS in form input fields
    Using an authenticated admin or user account, attempt to insert a benign test script tag such as <script>alert('test')</script> into form fields that store content (meeting room pods, user profiles, notes). Then view the saved content as a different user to see if the script executes.
    Affected if The injected script executes when the stored content is displayed, indicating the vulnerable form fields are present and exploitable
  4. Review admin input validation settings
    Check Adobe Connect admin settings under Customization or Security sections to see if output encoding or input validation is enabled for user-generated content fields.
    Affected if Output encoding is disabled or not applied to the specific form fields where content is stored and displayed

You are affected if your Adobe Connect version falls within 11.4.7 or earlier, or 12.0 through 12.6, AND your system allows users to input content into form fields that store and display user-supplied text without proper sanitization.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.4.9 / 12.7 or later
Fixed in 11.4.912.7
Interim mitigation

Implement robust input validation and output encoding for all form fields in Adobe Connect, prioritizing fields that store and display user-supplied content. Apply context-aware sanitization and consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Connect 11.4.9 or later, or Adobe Connect 12.7 or later

  1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Connect version by accessing the admin console or checking system information
  2. If running Adobe Connect version 11.4.7 or earlier (any version < 11.4.9), upgrade to Adobe Connect 11.4.9 or later in the 11.x release line
  3. If running Adobe Connect version 12.0 through 12.6 (>= 12.0 and < 12.7), upgrade to Adobe Connect 12.7 or later in the 12.x release line
  4. After completing the upgrade, verify the vulnerability is remediated by testing that malicious scripts can no longer be stored in the affected form fields

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

Fix this in Connect Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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