CVE-2013-0625
Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 7 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 93.76% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 April 2013
- CISA KEV
- Listed 7 March 2022 · due 7 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 93.8% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0625
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0625US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.