Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the confidentiality of the user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023 (including) | 2023.0.0.330468 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018 (including) | 2018 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update1 (including) | 2018-update1 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update10 (including) | 2018-update10 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update11 (including) | 2018-update11 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update12 (including) | 2018-update12 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update13 (including) | 2018-update13 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update14 (including) | 2018-update14 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update15 (including) | 2018-update15 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update16 (including) | 2018-update16 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update2 (including) | 2018-update2 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update3 (including) | 2018-update3 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update4 (including) | 2018-update4 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update5 (including) | 2018-update5 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update6 (including) | 2018-update6 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update7 (including) | 2018-update7 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update8 (including) | 2018-update8 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2018-update9 (including) | 2018-update9 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021 (including) | 2021 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update1 (including) | 2021-update1 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update2 (including) | 2021-update2 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update3 (including) | 2021-update3 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update4 (including) | 2021-update4 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update5 (including) | 2021-update5 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update6 (including) | 2021-update6 (including) |
Common protection mechanisms include:
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]