ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021 (including) | 2021 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update1 (including) | 2021-update1 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update10 (including) | 2021-update10 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update11 (including) | 2021-update11 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update12 (including) | 2021-update12 (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) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update7 (including) | 2021-update7 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update8 (including) | 2021-update8 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2021-update9 (including) | 2021-update9 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023 (including) | 2023 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update1 (including) | 2023-update1 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update2 (including) | 2023-update2 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update3 (including) | 2023-update3 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update4 (including) | 2023-update4 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update5 (including) | 2023-update5 (including) |
| Coldfusion | Adobe | 2023-update6 (including) | 2023-update6 (including) |
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: