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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-0632

Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published Jan 16, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe ColdFusion

Patch now

CVE-2013-0632 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
93.60%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/coldfusion · vendor Adobe ColdFusion · vendor n/a n/a

administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe adobe/coldfusion10.0
  • cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0
  • cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0.1
  • cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0.2
  • vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2013-0632

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-0632 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 10.0, 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information; CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. EPSS 93.60%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 16, 2013 · Catalog

    Detected

    administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-0632

    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-0632

    administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web in

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-0632

    30-day exploitation probability 93.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference24946

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference27755

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference30210

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/coldfusion_rds_auth_bypass

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2013-0632

    administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web in

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-0632

    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.