CVE-2023-38205
HIGH KEV NUCLEIAdobe ColdFusion <2018u18,2021u8,2023u2 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2023-38205 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added July 20, 2023. A Nuclei detection template is also available.
Description
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.
Nuclei Templates (1)
Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass
HIGHVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDk
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-2023-38205
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.9431
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CISA KEV
2023-07-20
VulnCheck KEV
2023-07-20
InTheWild.io
2023-07-20
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2023-42025
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (3)
adobe/coldfusion
2018 (18 CPE variants)
adobe/coldfusion
2021 (9 CPE variants)
adobe/coldfusion
2023 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Sep 14, 2023
KEV Added
Jul 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026