CVE-2023-38205ColdFusion Bypass - Vulnerability disclosure in ColdFusion | BYPASS CVE-2023-29298
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jul 20, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Aug 10, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jul 20, 2023; federal remediation due Aug 10, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.76% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Adobe ColdFusion adobe:coldfusion (from the name) | through cf2023U2 | CNA record |
adobe coldfusion adobe:coldfusion | 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; and 22 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.htmlvendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38205third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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