Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2023 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2023-38206ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control 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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (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 resulting in a low-confidentiality impact. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	0 – through cf2023U2

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html vendor-advisory