High severity · published Sep 7, 2023
CVE-2021-40699
ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE…
7.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
before 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40699
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40699
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
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