CVE-2024-54046
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 Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser.
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 confidenceAdobe Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious URL containing JavaScript payload in a parameter that gets reflected back to the victim's browser without proper sanitization, executing the payload within the victim's session context.
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< 11.4.9>= 12.0, < 12.7CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Adobe Connect versionAccess the Adobe Connect login page or admin interface and locate the version information, typically found in the footer, in the admin dashboard under 'System Information', or by checking the 'version.xml' file in the installation directory if locally accessibleAffected if Version is 12.6, 11.4.7, or earlier, or falls within range >= 12.0 and < 12.7, or < 11.4.9
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Compare version against CVE-affected rangesDocument the exact version number identified in step 1 and compare it against the vulnerable ranges: versions < 11.4.9 or >= 12.0 but < 12.7Affected if Installed version matches any of the vulnerable ranges listed
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Verify web interface is accessibleConfirm the Adobe Connect web application is reachable over HTTP/HTTPS, as the XSS vector requires a crafted URL to be triggered by a victimAffected if The Adobe Connect web interface is exposed and accessible to users or attackers
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Check URL parameter handling exposureReview web server logs or WAF logs for suspicious URL patterns containing script tags or unusual characters in query parameters targeting Adobe Connect endpointsAffected if Unfiltered or unsanitized user-supplied parameters are being processed and reflected in responses without proper encoding
A user is affected if their installed Adobe Connect version is 12.6, 11.4.7 or earlier, or falls within 12.0-12.6 or 11.4.x versions below 11.4.9, and the web interface is accessible to trigger the reflected XSS via a malicious URL.
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.
dbcve · scoped11.4.912.7
Apply the vendor-provided security update to Adobe Connect to the latest patched version, or implement output encoding and input validation on the affected URL parameters as a temporary mitigation until patching can be completed.
Adobe Connect 12.7 (or 11.4.9 for 11.x branch)
- 1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Connect version by checking the About section or system information
- 2. For Adobe Connect 12.x users: Upgrade to version 12.7 or later
- 3. For Adobe Connect 11.x users: Upgrade to version 11.4.9 or later
- 4. After upgrade, verify the installation was successful by logging into the Adobe Connect dashboard
- 5. Test that the application functions normally after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-54046 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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