CVE-2005-1306
The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.53% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 June 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13962Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13962Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.