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CVE-2018-15961: Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

CVE-2018-15961 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

Technologies: Adobe ColdFusion. Vendors: Adobe.

Executive brief

Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability (CWE-434) in multiple versions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to upload malicious files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution on the server.

Affected products

  • Adobe ColdFusion 2018.0.0.310739 (July 12 release) and earlier; 2016 Update 14 and earlier; 11 Update 6 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2018-09-11: advisory: Adobe released security bulletin APSB18-33
  • 2021-11-03: kev added: CISA added this vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
  • 2021-11-03: disclosed: NVD publication date.

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