CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-26360

Improper Access Control

Published: Mar 23, 2023 | Modified: May 01, 2023
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Weakness

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2018 2018
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021
Coldfusion Adobe 2021 2021

Extended Description

Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:

When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses:

Potential Mitigations

  • Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

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