Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2023 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2023-29301Adobe ColdFusion Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Security feature bypass

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 34.7% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)34.7%top 1.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the confidentiality of the user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	0 – through 2023.0.0.330468

Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html vendor-advisory