Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-38418Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity path traversal 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 80.4% (higher than 99.6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)80.4%top 0.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe ColdFusion unspecified – through CF2021U4unspecified – through CF2018u14unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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