CVE-2024-47425
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.6, 2022.4 and earlier contain an integer underflow vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Framemaker who open untrusted documents. The vulnerability requires user interaction through file opening.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Framemaker
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local code execution allowing malware installation, credential harvesting, or data exfiltration from the compromised system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper application sandboxing and user privilege restrictions, potentially contained to application-level damage.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and understanding of integer underflow to achieve code execution.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2020.6.1 and 2022.4.1
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb24-82.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Framemaker. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install latest version. 4. Restart Framemaker after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure Framemaker to only open trusted files from specific locations
Application sandboxing
allRun Framemaker in restricted environment or sandbox to limit potential damage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized code
- Run Framemaker with minimal user privileges and enable User Account Control
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Framemaker version via Help > About Adobe Framemaker. If version is 2020.6 or earlier, or 2022.4 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Framemaker\XX.X\InstallLanguage. On macOS: Check /Applications/Adobe Framemaker XX/Contents/Info.plistVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 2020.6.1 or higher for 2020 branch, or 2022.4.1 or higher for 2022 branch.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Framemaker crashes
- Suspicious file opening events
- Unusual process creation from Framemaker
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from Framemaker process
- DNS requests to suspicious domains after file opening
SIEM Query:
process_name:"framemaker.exe" AND (event_type:crash OR parent_process:unusual)