THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-53961
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-53961

Coldfusion vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
13.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
ColdFusion versions 2023.11, 2021.17 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory set by the application. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or the manipulation of system data. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.
Affected vendor
Adobe
Affected product
Coldfusion
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-12-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.4% 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-2024-53961

  • Confirm whether Adobe Coldfusion is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-53961.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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