Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2023 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-40698ColdFusion Use of Inherently Dangerous Function Leads To Security feature bypass
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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | ColdFusion | 0 – through 2018.11 |
Weakness: CWE-242 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L