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    CVE-2018-15961

    Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

    Published:Sep 25, 2018
    Last Modified:Oct 23, 2025
    EPS:Sep 25, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.94422
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Coldfusion

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979https://github.com/bu1xuan2/CVE-2018-15961https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2018-15961https://github.com/orangmuda/CVE-2018-15961https://github.com/vah13/CVE-2018-15961https://github.com/xbufu/CVE-2018-15961

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High