FKIE_CVE-2009-1599

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-05-11 15:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
Opera executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an inline PDF file, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended Adobe Acrobat JavaScript restrictions on accessing the document object, as demonstrated by a web site that permits PDF uploads by untrusted users, and therefore has a shared document.domain between the web site and this javascript: URI. NOTE: the researcher reports that Adobe's position is "a PDF file is active content."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secniche.org/papers/SNS_09_03_PDF_Silent_Form_Re_Purp_Attack.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503183/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secniche.org/papers/SNS_09_03_PDF_Silent_Form_Re_Purp_Attack.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503183/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
opera opera_browser *
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0
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