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CVE-2021-40698

HIGH
Published 2023-09-07T12:54:33.320Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.4
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.323
Higher than 32.3% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass  . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Adobe

ColdFusion

Affected Versions:

0
adobe

coldfusion

Affected Versions:

0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-fpxx-jv2f-8cf9

Advisory Details

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass??. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40698
WEB https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 7, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
Published: 2023-09-07T12:54:33.320Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-04T20:07:49.774Z
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