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Adobe Photoshop Elements Active File Monitor Service Privilege Escalation (APSB09-17)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42861
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Synopsis
An improperly configured Windows service has a privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
The Adobe Active File Monitor service, installed with Adobe Photoshop Elements, is installed on the remote host. This service is configured improperly by default, allowing unprivileged users to modify its properties. An unprivileged, local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.Solution
Apply the workaround referenced in the vendor's advisory.See Also
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Sep/237
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-17.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42861
File Name: adobe_active_file_monitor_svc_priv_escalation.nbin
Version: 1.247
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/20/2009
Updated: 3/31/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: SMB/svcs, SMB/transport, SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3489
BID: 36542