CVE-2021-28597— Adobe Photoshop Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - symbolic link
Quick assessment
Affected
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Adobe Photoshop是美国奥多比（Adobe）公司的一套图片处理软件。该软件主要用于处理图片。 Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows和macOS安装程序存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许本地用户升级对系统的特权。受影响的产品及版本如下:Premiere Elements: 13.1、14.1、2020.1、2020.2、2021.1
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-28597
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Adobe Photoshop Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - symbolic link
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Adobe Photoshop Elements version 5.2 (and earlier) is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to call functions against the installer to perform high privileged actions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在具有不安全权限的目录中创建临时文件
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Adobe Photoshop 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Adobe Photoshop是美国奥多比（Adobe）公司的一套图片处理软件。该软件主要用于处理图片。 Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows和macOS安装程序存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许本地用户升级对系统的特权。受影响的产品及版本如下:Premiere Elements: 13.1、14.1、2020.1、2020.2、2021.1
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Adobe | Photoshop Elements | unspecified ~ 5.2 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-28597 (1)
Same Patch Batch · Adobe · 2021-06-28 · 24 CVEs total
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| CVE-2021-28588 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe RoboHelp Server folderId Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2021-28562 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe Acrobat Reader use-after-free could lead to arbitrary code execution |
| CVE-2021-21102 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe Illustrator DOCX file parsing directory traversal vulnerability could lead to remote |
| CVE-2021-21090 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe InCopy DOCX file parsing directory traversal vulnerability could lead to remote code |
| CVE-2021-21099 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote cod |
| CVE-2021-21098 | 8.8 HIGH | Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote cod |
| CVE-2021-28570 | 8.3 HIGH | Adobe After Effects uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could lead to remote co |
| CVE-2021-28583 | 7.5 HIGH | Magento Commerce insecure storage of sensitive documentation |
| CVE-2021-21083 | 7.5 HIGH | Adobe Experience Manager broken access control in DSRPReindexServlet could lead to denial- |
| CVE-2021-21084 | 7.3 HIGH | Adobe Experience Manager stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in resource resolver fa |
| CVE-2021-28556 | 6.9 MEDIUM | Magento Commerce DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) could lead to arbitrary javascript e |
| CVE-2021-28563 | 6.5 MEDIUM | Magento Commerce improper Authorization via the 'Create Customer' endpoint |
| CVE-2021-28584 | 5.4 MEDIUM | Magento Commerce path traversal vulnerability in child theme store creation |
| CVE-2021-28585 | 5.3 MEDIUM | Magento Commerce improper input validation in customer customer webapi |
| CVE-2021-28575 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Adobe Animate out-of-bounds read vulnerability could lead to information exposure |
| CVE-2021-28579 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Adobe Connect improper access control could lead to privilege escalation |
| CVE-2021-28574 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Adobe Animate out-of-bounds read vulnerability could lead to information exposure |
| CVE-2021-28576 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Adobe Animate out-of-bounds read vulnerability could lead to information exposure |
| CVE-2021-28573 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Adobe Animate out-of-bounds read vulnerability could lead to information exposure |
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