Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114042

Synopsis

Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution

Description

Adobe ColdFusion prior to versions 2018 Update 19, 2021 Update 9 or 2023 Update 3, suffer from an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability through the `argumentCollection` parameter on `/CFIDE/adminapi/accessmanager.cfc` endpoint. By leveraging this vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker could achieve a remote code execution on the target ColdFusion instance.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 19, 2021 Update 9, 2023 Update 3 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-41.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 114042

Type: remote

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 3/25/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29300

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29300, CVE-2023-38203, CVE-2023-38204