CVE-2023-38203
CRITICAL KEV RANSOMWARE NUCLEIAdobe ColdFusion <2018u17, <2021u7, <2023u1 - Code Injection
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2023-38203 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added January 8, 2024, with confirmed use in ransomware campaigns. A Nuclei detection template is also available.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u17 (and earlier), 2021u7 (and earlier) and 2023u1 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Nuclei Templates (1)
Adobe ColdFusion - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CRITICALby yiran
Shodan:
http.component:"Adobe ColdFusion" || http.component:"adobe coldfusion" || http.title:"coldfusion administrator login" || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion"
FOFA:
app="Adobe-ColdFusion" || app="adobe-coldfusion" || title="coldfusion administrator login"
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38203
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-41.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.9426
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2024-01-08
VulnCheck KEV
2023-07-17
InTheWild.io
2024-01-08
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2023-42023
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (3)
adobe/coldfusion
2018 (18 CPE variants)
adobe/coldfusion
2021 (8 CPE variants)
adobe/coldfusion
2023 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Jul 20, 2023
KEV Added
Jan 08, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026