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ColdFusion < 7.0 MX File Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2806

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw which allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files.

Description

The remote host is running Macromedia ColdFusion, a web application server. This version of Macromedia is vulnerable to a flaw in the way that it stores its class files. Specifically, a flaw in the Macromedia ColdFusion MX Updater causes compiled Java classes to be stored in the '/WEB-INF/cfclasses' directory. A remote attacker can retrieve the files and run a Java decompiler in order to decompile the binary code into human-readable format.

Solution

Upgrade to ColdFusion 7.0 MX or higher.. There is also a workaround available for version 6.1.

See Also

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2806

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/8/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Reference Information

BID: 13060