Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access or modify restricted files via an internet-exposed admin panel.
A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-01-06 under CISA BOD 22-01.
This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-284) (CWE-284) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion. ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet. Exploitation requires remote network access, higher attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.
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Phishing link
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Server compromised
Probably yes if any of these apply:
CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-12-16 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2025-01-06.
Manual remediation steps
Apply the Vendor Patch
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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