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CVE-2023-38205

HIGH
Published 2023-09-14T07:40:12.725Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.943
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 94.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.999
Higher than 99.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

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

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Adobe

ColdFusion

Affected Versions:

0

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

August 10, 2023

Added to KEV

July 20, 2023

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Adobe
Product: ColdFusion

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-76wh-rggp-rxxq

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38205
WEB https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 14, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html

HackerOne Reports

Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass [CVE-2023-38205] at ██████ High
mega7
U.S. Dept Of Defense
Improper Access Control - Generic
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Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass - CVE-2023-38205 High
0r10nh4ck
U.S. Dept Of Defense
Improper Access Control - Generic
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Published: 2023-09-14T07:40:12.725Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T19:01:13.815Z
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