CVE-2025-49539: 
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability analysis and mitigation

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49539. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on July 8, 2025, with the last modification to the record made on July 11, 2025. This security issue affects Adobe ColdFusion software and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.5 (Medium) (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) vulnerability (CWE-611). The CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) indicates that the vulnerability requires adjacent network access (AV:A), has low attack complexity (AC:L), requires high privileges (PR:H), needs no user interaction (UI:N), has unchanged scope (S:U), and can result in high confidentiality impact (C:H) with no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD).

The vulnerability could result in a security feature bypass, potentially allowing an attacker to access sensitive information. The impact is primarily focused on confidentiality, with no direct effects on system integrity or availability. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses, which somewhat limits the potential exposure (CVE).

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security advisory. Users are recommended to update to the latest version of ColdFusion that addresses this security issue (Adobe Advisory).