Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 97.3%; technical severity is CVSS 8.6.
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Who should care
- Teams operating Coldfusion
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Coldfusion is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Adobe Security patch APSB23-25
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
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Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-284
- Affected versions
- Adobe Coldfusion (Version 2018 | Version 2018 | Version 2018 | Version 2018)
- Fixed versions
- No explicit fixed version is currently recorded.
- Published
- 23 March 2023
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 97.3%
- Signal calculated at 83