Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-38420Adobe ColdFusion Use of Hard-coded Credentials Application denial-of-service

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity hard-coded credentials 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 44.7% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)44.7%top 1.2% 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 a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability that could result in application denial-of-service by gaining access to start/stop arbitrary services. 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-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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