What is CVE-2017-3098?

CVE-2017-3098 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-3098?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Adobe Captivate

CVE-2017-3098

Adobe Captivate versions 9 and earlier have a remote code execution vulnerability in the quiz reporting feature that could be abused to read and write arbitrary files to the server.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.069 (93.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Captivate
N/a Adobe Captivate 9 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3098?: CVE-2017-3098 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-3098?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.