[ CVE-2010-2861 · Published 11 Aug 2010 ]
Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-25
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- EPSS: 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.8
[ Description ]Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.
CISA: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 15 Apr 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8137Broken Link
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8148Broken Link
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.htmlNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861Exploit
- www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource