CVE-2024-41874: 
Adobe ColdFusion 2021 vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2024-41874 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023.9, 2021.15 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 13, 2024, and allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability affects Adobe ColdFusion software and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) issue. The vulnerability occurs due to unsafe Web Distributed Data eXchange (Wddx) packet deserialization. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by providing crafted input to the application, which when deserialized, leads to execution of malicious code. The vulnerability is particularly severe as it does not require user interaction for successful exploitation (Rapid7 Blog, AttackerKB).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability has received the highest severity rating (CRITICAL) with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating its potential for severe impact. The attack vector is network-accessible and requires no user interaction or special privileges for exploitation (NVD).

Adobe has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to ColdFusion 2023 Update 10 or ColdFusion 2021 Update 16, depending on their version. These updates contain the necessary fixes to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability (Rapid7 Blog).