CVE-2010-3153
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe InDesign CS4 6.0, InDesign CS5 7.0.2 and earlier, Adobe InDesign Server CS5 7.0.2 and…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 13.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe InDesign CS4 6.0, InDesign CS5 7.0.2 and earlier, Adobe InDesign Server CS5 7.0.2 and earlier, and Adobe InCopy CS5 7.0.2 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse ibfs32.dll that is located in the same folder as an .indl, .indp, .indt, or .inx file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Adobe InDesign CS4 - 'ibfs32.dll' DLL Hijacking (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14775local, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 14775 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-24.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1024612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20100825 Adobe InDesign CS4 DLL Hijacking Exploit (ibfs32.dll) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 14775 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-3153 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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