CVE-2023-38205
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 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (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
- 99.76% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 20 July 2023 · due 10 August 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- adobe/coldfusion
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 99.8% 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 mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38205
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38205Third 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.