Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2025-49538ColdFusion | XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)

High 7.4

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 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting crafted XML or XPath queries to access unauthorized files or lead to denial of service. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and attack must have access to shared secrets.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	0 – through 2021.20

Weakness: CWE-91 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-69.html vendor-advisory