What is CVE-2017-2929?

CVE-2017-2929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-2929?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2017-2929

Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension version 15.1.0.3 and earlier have a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to JavaScript code execution.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat — versions 15.1.0.3
Microsoft Windows
Adobe Acrobat Extension For Chrome 15.1.0.3 — versions Adobe Acrobat Extension for Chrome 15.1.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037687 (vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-03.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95693 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2929?: CVE-2017-2929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2929?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.