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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.0116
APSB21-06 Security hotfix available for Adobe Captivate
13 January 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Captivate
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-21011
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.html
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Security hotfix available for Adobe Captivate | APSB21-06
+------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------+
|Bulletin ID |Date Published |Priority |
+------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------+
|APSB21-06 |January 12, 2021 |3 |
+------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------+
Summary
Adobe has released a security hotfix for Adobe Captivate. This hotfix addresses
an important vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege
escalation in the context of the current user.
Affected versions
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| Product | Version | Platform |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
|Adobe Captivate 2019 |11.5.1.499 and |Windows |
| |earlier versions | |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
+------------------------+--------+---------+---------+----------------------+
|Product |Version |Platform |Priority |Availability |
+------------------------+--------+---------+---------+----------------------+
|Adobe Captivate 2019 |Hotfix |Windows |3 |Tech note |
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Note:
1. Download Server.zip
2. Unzip the file
3. Replace the existing server.js file in " C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe
Captivate 2019 x64\ns"
4. Restart Adobe Captivate
Vulnerability details
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|Vulnerability Category |Vulnerability Impact|Severity |CVE Number |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+---------+--------------+
|Uncontrolled Search Path |Privilege Escalation|Important|CVE-2021-21011|
|Element | | | |
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Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank Xavier DANEST from Decathlon for reporting this issue
and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.
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