CVE-2021-40699

HIGH

ColdFusion <2021 update 1, <2018.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 38.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (3)
adobe/coldfusion 2018 (11 CPE variants)
adobe/coldfusion 2021
adobe/coldfusion < 2018
Published Sep 07, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026