Findings

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.

  1. 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.

  2. Jul 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Aug 10, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. 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

    nvd.nist.gov

References