CVE-1999-0757

ColdFusion Server - Weak Encryption in CFCRYPT

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0757. PoCs published by Matt Chapman.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit decrypts ColdFusion templates encrypted with CFCRYPT.EXE by leveraging a known vulnerability in the encryption scheme. It reads an encrypted file, extracts the header, and decrypts the content using a hardcoded DES key derived from an error message string.

Description

The ColdFusion CFCRYPT program for encrypting CFML templates has weak encryption, allowing attackers to decrypt the templates.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Matt Chapman · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19220

This exploit decrypts ColdFusion templates encrypted with CFCRYPT.EXE by leveraging a known vulnerability in the encryption scheme. It reads an encrypted file, extracts the header, and decrypts the content using a hardcoded DES key derived from an error message string.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ColdFusion (versions using CFCRYPT.EXE encryption)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Encrypted ColdFusion template file · DES encryption library for compilation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_allaire
http://www.allaire.com/handlers/index.cfm?ID=10969&Method=Full
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2208

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 40.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
allaire/coldfusion_server
Published Mar 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026