CVE-2018-15961
Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- 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
- 99.95% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 100.0% since 27 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-2018-15961
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.securityfocus.com/bid/105314Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15961Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.