CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-29298

7.5 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-07-12 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability — Adobe ColdFusion

Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

Added to KEV: 2023-07-20
Remediation due: 2023-08-10
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-07-12
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-284

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.

Affected configurations

• adobe coldfusion 2018 • adobe coldfusion 2021 • adobe coldfusion 2023

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness

References