CVE-2023-26361

Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system read Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Medium 4.9

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary file system read. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 4.9

Score published by adobe in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: High
An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: None
No effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	High	An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	None	No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	None	No effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.58663 (58.7% probability)
Percentile: 99.1%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Mar 5, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Adobe ColdFusion
- affected: unspecified up to CF2018U15, CF2021U5
- affected: unspecified up to None

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html

Timeline

ID reservedFeb 22, 2023
Record publishedMar 23, 2023
Record last updatedMar 5, 2025

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