CVE-2023-29298
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 99.80% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 20 July 2023 · due 10 August 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-29298Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.