CVE-2014-8068
Adobe Digital Editions 4 - Unencrypted Sensitive Data Transmission
Title source: llmDescription
Adobe Digital Editions (DE) 4 does not use encryption for transmission of data to adelogs.adobe.com, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by book-navigation information.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61551
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/
Scores
EPSS
0.0179
EPSS Percentile
75.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
adobe/digital_editions
4.0
Published
Oct 09, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026