Adobe ColdFusion < 2018.x < 2018u7 Vulnerability (APSB19-58)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 132019

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Synopsis

A web-based application running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe ColdFusion installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2018.x update 7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB19-58 advisory.

- Insecure inherited permissions of default installation directory potentially leading to Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-8256)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Adobe ColdFusion version 2018 update 7 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 132019

File Name: coldfusion_win_apsb19-58.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/12/2019

Updated: 3/20/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8256

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion

Required KB Items: SMB/coldfusion/instance

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8256

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