CVE-2022-28818: ColdFusion Reflected Cross-Site Scripting could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 44.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

ColdFusion versions CF2021U3 (and earlier) and CF2018U13 are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser.

Affected products

Adobe ColdFusion: before 2018; 2018, 2018-update1, 2018-update10, 2018-update11, 2018-update12, 2018-update13 (+12) — fixed in 2018

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe ColdFusion 2018. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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