CVE-2015-6712

Description

The ANSendApprovalToAuthorEnabled method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6707, CVE-2015-6708, CVE-2015-6709, CVE-2015-6710, CVE-2015-6711, CVE-2015-6713, CVE-2015-6714, CVE-2015-6715, CVE-2015-6716, CVE-2015-6717, CVE-2015-6718, CVE-2015-6719, CVE-2015-6720, CVE-2015-6721, CVE-2015-6722, CVE-2015-6723, CVE-2015-6724, CVE-2015-6725, CVE-2015-7614, CVE-2015-7616, CVE-2015-7618, CVE-2015-7619, CVE-2015-7620, and CVE-2015-7623.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.83% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-488	vdb entry third party advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033796	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6712?: CVE-2015-6712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6712?: To fix CVE-2015-6712, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6712 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6712 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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