Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-21087ColdFusion Improper neutralization of web input during page generation could lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in ColdFusion from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 37.1% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)37.1%top 1.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

Adobe Coldfusion versions 2016 (update 16 and earlier), 2018 (update 10 and earlier) and 2021.0.0.323925 are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. An attacker could abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	unspecified – through 2016.16unspecified – through 2018.10unspecified – through 2021.0.0.323925unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-16.html x_refsource_MISC