CVE-2014-0514
The Adobe Reader Mobile application before 11.2 for Android does not properly restrict use of JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 72.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The Adobe Reader Mobile application before 11.2 for Android does not properly restrict use of JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a related issue to CVE-2012-6636.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Adobe Reader for Android addJavascriptInterface Exploit (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/android/fileformat/adobe_reader_pdf_js_interfaceRank gooddisclosed 13 Apr 2014
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Adobe Reader for Android < 11.2.0 - 'addJavascriptInterface' Local Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33791local, armpublished 17 Jun 2014Verified
- Adobe Reader for Android 11.1.3 - Arbitrary JavaScript Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32884local, androidpublished 15 Apr 2014Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 33791 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32884 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By adobe
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 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)
- 72.1% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (10 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
9
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127113/Adobe-Reader-for-Android-addJavascriptInterface-Exploit.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 66798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33791 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20140413 Adobe Reader for Android exposes insecure Javascript interfaces (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 105781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader-mobile/apsb14-12.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32884 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20140413 Adobe Reader for Android exposes insecure Javascript interfaces (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140401/adobe_reader_for_android_exposes_insecure_javascript_interfaces.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2014-0545 (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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