High severity · published Jul 12, 2023
CVE-2023-29298
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Security feature bypass
In wildKEV
7.5
CVSS
99.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)99.8% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 20, 2023
Federal remediation dueAug 10, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
through 2023.0.0.330468 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29298
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html
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