QID 376242

Date Published: 2022-01-17

QID 376242: Adobe Captivate Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (APSB21-60)

Adobe Captivate is a rapid responsive authoring tool that is used for creating e-learning content
such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized
quizzes in Small Web Formats (.swf) and HTML5 formats.

Adobe has released a security hotfix for Adobe Captivate. This hotfix addresses an important vulnerability,
which is caused by uncontrolled Search Path Element and may lead to privilege escalation. Affected Products:
Adobe Captivate 2019 Versions earlier and including 11.5.5.0 running on macOS

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for the file version of AdobeCaptivate.exe

Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation in the context of the current user.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.4 severity.

Solution

recommends users update their installation to the newest version.

Vendor References

APSB21-60 - helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html

CVEs related to QID 376242

CVE-2021-36002 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
APSB21-60	macOS		helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html

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