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TI-2017-02318 Aliases CVE-2017-3098GHSA-qhqj-4phh-7v5p

Improper input validation in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0693 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier.—No fix listedCNA
  • Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. Vendor— Affected Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:captivate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:captivate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3098
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhqj-4phh-7v5p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2010-03050 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Captivate 5.0.0.596, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-02307 Information disclosure in Adobe Captivate 9 and earlier. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-04117 Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Captivate 2019 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2005-04438 Adobe Macromedia MX 2004 products, Captivate, Contribute 2, Contribute 3, and eLicensing… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-14452 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Adobe Captivate CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources

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