Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Security feature bypass
CVE-2023-29298

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Adobe
Status
ColdFusion
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 July 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟣 EPSS 97%🦅 CISA Reported📰 News Worthy

Summary

An improper access control vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion allows an attacker to bypass security features, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive administration endpoints, including CFM and CFC. This vulnerability affects specific versions of Adobe ColdFusion and could be exploited without user interaction, making it critical for organizations using these versions to apply the recommended security measures as outlined in Adobe's security advisory.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Version(s)

ColdFusion 0 <= 2023.0.0.330468

News Articles

favicon imageBleepingComputer

CISA warns govt agencies to patch Adobe ColdFusion servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given federal agencies three weeks to secure Adobe ColdFusion servers on their networks against two critical security flaws exploited in attacks, one of them as a zero-day.

1 year ago

favicon imageHelp Net Security

Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities exploited to deliver web shells (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203) - Help Net Security

Attackers are exploiting 2 Adobe ColdFusion flaws (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203) to breach servers and install web shells.

1 year ago

favicon imageArs Technica

Exploited 0-days, an incomplete fix, and a botched disclosure: Infosec snafu reigns

The exploited code-execution flaws are the kind coveted by ransomware and nation-state hackers.

1 year ago

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb...
vendor-advisory

EPSS Score

97% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🦅

    CISA Reported

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 📰

    First article discovered by BleepingComputer

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

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