CVE-2024-30299 | Tenable Vulnerability Disclosure | API Auth Bypass

Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server versions 2020.3, 2022.2 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access or elevated privileges within the application. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Published: 2024-06-13 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-30299 is rated Moderate Risk (60.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-30299

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.52% 1.05% -0.47%
2 2026-02-28 1.12% 1.52% +0.40%
3 2026-02-15 1.12%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-30299

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 6.0 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-30299

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-30299

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe framemaker_publishing_server < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2020:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2020:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2020:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2022 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2022 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2022:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe framemaker_publishing_server 2022 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2022:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-30299

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