CVE-2023-38205

ColdFusion Bypass - Vulnerability disclosure in ColdFusion | BYPASS CVE-2023-29298

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2023 at 07:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorColdFusion

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 100%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score99.8%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 99.8% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jul 20, 2023
Remediation Due
Aug 10, 2023
1176 days overdue

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.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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