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CVE-2023-38205: Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-07-20
• EPSS: 99.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products

• Adobe ColdFusion: 2018, 2018-update1, 2018-update10, 2018-update11, 2018-update12, 2018-update13 (+24)

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38205

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