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CVE-2007-0047

6.8 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, when used with the Microsoft.XMLHTTP ActiveX object in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP…

Published Jan 3, 2007adobeEPSS 9.14%

Overview

CVE-2007-0047 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting adobe acrobat_reader. It was published on January 3, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, when used with the Microsoft.XMLHTTP ActiveX object in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the javascript: URI in the (1) FDF, (2) XML, or (3) XFDF AJAX request parameters.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update acrobat_reader to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
adobeacrobat_reader0Affected

References

Refevents.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/attachments/1158-Subverting_Ajax.pdfReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/23882Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017469Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0032Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31291Refevents.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/attachments/1158-Subverting_Ajax.pdfReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/23882Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017469

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-0047?

CVE-2007-0047 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting adobe acrobat_reader. It was published on January 3, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-0047?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-0047?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update acrobat_reader to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-0047?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-0047 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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