CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-11286

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 01, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Adobe ColdFusion has an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. This affects Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016, and Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ColdfusionAdobe11.0 (including)11.0 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update1 (including)11.0-update1 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update10 (including)11.0-update10 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update11 (including)11.0-update11 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update12 (including)11.0-update12 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update2 (including)11.0-update2 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update3 (including)11.0-update3 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update4 (including)11.0-update4 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update5 (including)11.0-update5 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update6 (including)11.0-update6 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update7 (including)11.0-update7 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update8 (including)11.0-update8 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe11.0-update9 (including)11.0-update9 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe2016 (including)2016 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe2016-update1 (including)2016-update1 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe2016-update2 (including)2016-update2 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe2016-update3 (including)2016-update3 (including)
ColdfusionAdobe2016-update4 (including)2016-update4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References