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CVE-2025-49540:
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 8, 2025, and was assigned identifier CVE-2025-49540. The affected software is Adobe ColdFusion, with multiple versions being vulnerable (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is restricted to internal IP addresses and requires high privileges for exploitation. The attack vector is adjacent network, with low attack complexity, and requires user interaction (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. When victims browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, malicious JavaScript may be executed in their browsers. The impact is considered moderate with low confidentiality and integrity impacts, while there is no impact on availability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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