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CVE-2021-40698: 
Adobe ColdFusion 2018 vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are affected by a Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability (CVE-2021-40698). The vulnerability was disclosed in September 2021 and can lead to a security feature bypass. The affected software includes Adobe ColdFusion 2021 and 2018 versions (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-242 (Use of Inherently Dangerous Function) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (HIGH). The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and requires low privileges. The scope is changed, with low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment. The vulnerability affects the system's security features and can lead to unauthorized data access and manipulation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the latest versions of ColdFusion 2021 and 2018 as specified in the vendor's security advisory (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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Published date

CVE-2023-38204CRITICAL9.8
  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018Adobe ColdFusion 2018
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion
NoYesSep 14, 2023
CVE-2023-38205HIGH7.5
  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018Adobe ColdFusion 2018
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion
YesYesSep 14, 2023
CVE-2021-40699HIGH7.4
  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018Adobe ColdFusion 2018
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion
NoYesSep 07, 2023
CVE-2021-40698HIGH7.4
  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018Adobe ColdFusion 2018
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion
NoYesSep 07, 2023
CVE-2023-38206MEDIUM5.3
  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018Adobe ColdFusion 2018
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion
NoYesSep 14, 2023

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