Unscored severity · published Sep 20, 2013
CVE-2010-5290
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for…
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CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
through 9.0.2; 9.0; 9.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5290
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5290
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/97553
qualys.immunityinc.com
http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
www.gnucitizen.org
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740
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