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Adobe Javascript executable into the PDF text boxes

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February 17, 2020
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I have been testing out the Custamized PDF and trying to find what is catching it in the quarantine filters.

I tried by putting in an java exe script would it execute the string. What we have managed to do though is put in javascript to print so when the document is sent and its open it will automatically try and print. Obviously I used a string that is not malicious or cause harm in any way to the Customer Systems, however this does raise a very serious question about javascript enabled pdfs that Customer use.

I have two issues..

1) I was wondering why my Custamized PDF is catching in the quarantine filters though I used the Adobe Javascript.

2) If I paste the malicious javascript in the text box will the Quarantine filters will stop the pdf if we received from the outside to company systems.

Regards,

Suneel

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I think you assume that "quarantine filters" are something to do with Acrobat, or a specific product. Sorry, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of security products; each one has its own rules. The rules are often a secret, deliberately secret to protect from hackers. If your IT department say Acrobat JavaScript is banned, then you must respect this, not look for work arounds (conflicts with a security team don't end well).

Thom Parker

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What exactly do you mean by "catching it in the quarantine filters"? And is this related in any way to Acrobat?

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

KBS_PDFAuthor

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Hi Parker,

The Cyber Security team has reported that due to Javascipt in the PDF docs it is getting caught in the Quarantine filter as Malware.

They are asking me to remove the JavaScript becasue of the above issue. Infact I said with out JavaScript the Fillable PDF forms won't work as per the business requirement.

What kind of action the Cyber security team has to take inorder to bypass the PDF's?

Thankx in Advance.

regards,

Suneel

try67

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Change the definitions of their filters...

try67

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These are questions you need to ask the developers of these "quarantine filters". We have no idea what they allow or don't allow.

Oh, and there's no such thing as a "java exe script" in a PDF file. The language PDFs support is JavaScript, not Java, and it most certainly can't be located in an exe file.

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