Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion
CVE-2025-49551

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Adobe

Vendor
CVE Published:
8 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-49551?

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, and 2021.20, along with earlier versions, are susceptible to a vulnerability that involves the use of hard-coded credentials. This security flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data. The issue is exploitable without requiring user interaction and is limited to internal IP addresses, posing a significant risk to organizations using these versions of ColdFusion.

Affected Version(s)

ColdFusion 0 <= 2021.20

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-49551 : Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion