Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-08-21
• EPSS: 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 97% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CISA: Adobe ColdFusion contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could result in code execution in the context of the current user.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 11 Sep 2023): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

• Patch on helpx.adobe.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource