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CVE-2023-29301: Adobe ColdFusion Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Security feature bypass

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 34.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-307

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the confidentiality of the user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products

• Adobe ColdFusion: from 2023 through 2023.0.0.330468; 2018, 2018-update1, 2018-update10, 2018-update11, 2018-update12, 2018-update13 (+18)

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html

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