ColdFusion versions 2023u7, 2021u13 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files or data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
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: