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CVE-2023-29298

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Security feature bypass

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
April 04, 2023
Published Date
July 12, 2023
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
ColdFusion
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2023-07-20 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2023-07-20 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-29298.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei