CVE-2023-29298
Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Published Jul 12, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe coldfusion
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 12, 2023 · Catalog
Detected
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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.
Jul 20, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Aug 10, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date Aug 10, 2023
Affected
- cpe adobe/coldfusion2018
- vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2023-29298
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2023-29298
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-29298
30-day exploitation probability 99.8%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2023-29298
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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 administrat
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