CVE-2010-5290
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.53% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/97553
- http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740
- http://osvdb.org/97553
- http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.