PDF Document Spoofing in DropBox Sign(HelloSign)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information vulnerability in DropBox Sign(HelloSign) allows Content Spoofing. Displayed version does not show the layer flattened version, once download, If printed (e.g. via Google Chrome -> Examine the print preview): Will render the vulnerability only, not all layers are flattened. This issue affects DropBox Sign(HelloSign): through 2024-12-04.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fw3-pvfm-qmmq
References
Exploit 3
Sources
- CVE-2024-52270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-52270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fw3-pvfm-qmmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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