Adobe Creative Cloud < 4.5.5.342 Privilege Escalation (APSB18-20)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(209380);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-5003");

  script_name(english:"Adobe Creative Cloud < 4.5.5.342 Privilege Escalation (APSB18-20)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Adobe Creative Cloud instance installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.5.5.342. It is, therefore,
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB18-20 advisory.

  - Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342 (installer) has an insecure library loading (dll
    hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2018-5003)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-20.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b0e41985");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud version 4.5.5.342 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"windows");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-5003");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/10/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:creative_cloud");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("adobe_creative_cloud_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Creative Cloud");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  'metadata': { 'spec_version': '1.0' },
  'requires': [
    { 'scope': 'target', 'match': {'os': 'windows'}}
  ],
  'checks': [
    {
      'product': {'name': 'Adobe Creative Cloud', 'type': 'app'},
      'check_algorithm': 'default',
      'constraints': [
        { 'fixed_version' : '4.5.5.342' }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);