High severity · published Oct 14, 2022
CVE-2022-38424
Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system write
7.2
CVSS
45.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system write. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)45.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
through CF2021U4; through CF2018u14; through None · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38424
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38424
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html
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