CVE-2025-30290
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by a Path Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-30290) that could lead to a security feature bypass. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 8, 2025, and affects multiple versions of the ColdFusion web application development platform (NVD, Hacker News).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Path Traversal issue (CWE-22) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.7 (HIGH). The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization on some endpoints of the application, which could allow attackers to access files and directories stored outside the intended restricted directory. The vulnerability requires high privileges but no user interaction for exploitation (NVD, FortiGuard).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in security feature bypass and allow attackers to access files and directories that are stored outside the intended restricted directory. The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive system files and directories (NVD, FortiGuard).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to ColdFusion 2021 Update 19, ColdFusion 2023 Update 13, or ColdFusion 2025 Update 1, depending on their current version (Hacker News).

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