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Information Exposure Privilege Escalation in Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server

IdentifiersCVE-2024-30300CWE-200· Exposure of Sensitive Information…

CVE-2024-30300 is an information exposure vulnerability in Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server affecting versions 2020.3, 2022.2, and earlier. Adobe classifies the issue as CWE-200. According to the provided advisory content, successful exploitation could expose sensitive information that may include system or user privilege-related data, and that exposure could be leveraged to achieve privilege escalation. No user interaction is required for exploitation. The specific vulnerable function or code path is not identified in the provided content.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the affected Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server instance, including information related to system or user privileges. That information exposure could in turn enable privilege escalation and contribute to broader compromise of the affected server. The advisory characterizes the issue as critical, with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server, minimize network exposure to trusted administrative or application paths only, and monitor for unusual activity or signs of unauthorized access. These are temporary risk-reduction measures and do not replace vendor patching.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply Adobe's security update for Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server. The provided advisory recommends upgrading to version 2022.3 or later on Windows platforms. Organizations should follow Adobe bulletin APSB24-38 and update vulnerable installations without delay.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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AdobeFramemaker Publishing Serverapplication

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