The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
Published Jun 15, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 14.53%
Description
The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. Adobe told us this issue did not affect the Linux version of Adobe Reader.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 96.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 96.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.06% (0.16058) | 94.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.87% (0.32871) | 95.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 16.06% (0.16058) | 93.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.87% (0.13867) | 93.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 72.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 72.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 79.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00765) | 78.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 78.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05334) | 89.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.33% (0.05334) | 88.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.33% (0.05334) | 76.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13962 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1306 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1306
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1306
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331710.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13962 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1306 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1306 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1306 |
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