CVE-2025-49535 (GCVE-0-2025-49535)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-08 20:49 – Updated: 2025-07-09 16:05
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Summary
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or denial of service by bypassing security measures. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe ColdFusion Affected: 0 , ≤ 2021.20 (semver)
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