FKIE_CVE-2023-38205

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-14 08:15 - Updated: 2025-10-23 11:13
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.htmlVendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38205Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2018
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2021
adobe coldfusion 2023
adobe coldfusion 2023
adobe coldfusion 2023
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