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

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2023-38205
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: ColdFusionAuthentication bypass
What
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.
Who is affected
Deployments of Adobe ColdFusion are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security patch for Adobe ColdFusion.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-07-20
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38205

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-38205coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe ColdFusion Improper

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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