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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-38204
CVE-2023-38204:
Adobe ColdFusion 2018 vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier), and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a critical Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-38204. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 13, 2023, and could result in arbitrary code execution without requiring user interaction (NVD, Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) issue with a critical CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8. The attack vector is network-accessible (AV:N), requires low attack complexity (AC:L), needs no privileges (PR:N), and requires no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems. Given the critical CVSS score and the nature of the vulnerability, attackers could potentially gain complete control over the targeted ColdFusion server, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Adobe Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to update to ColdFusion 2018 Update 19, ColdFusion 2021 Update 9, or ColdFusion 2023 Update 3, depending on their current version (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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