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CVE-2018-15961: Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 100.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Adobe ColdFusion: 11.0, 11.0-update1, 11.0-update10, 11.0-update11, 11.0-update12, 11.0-update13 (+17)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15961

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