MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5858

Coldfusion vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
12.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 through 7.0.2, and JRun 4, when run on Microsoft IIS, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, list directories, or read source code via a double URL-encoded NULL byte in a ColdFusion filename, such as a CFM file.
Affected vendor
Adobe
Affected product
Coldfusion
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2006-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 12.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5858

  • Confirm whether Adobe Coldfusion is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5858.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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