Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2025-30282ColdFusion | Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication 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 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	0 – through 2025.0

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-15.html vendor-advisory