cve-2023-29298
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-12 15:46
Modified
2025-02-04 16:13
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe ColdFusion Version: 0   ≤ 2023.0.0.330468
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-07-20

Due date: 2023-08-10

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298

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