Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-07-20
• EPSS: 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CISA: Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 10 Aug 2023): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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

• helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.htmlVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource