CVE-2013-0632 is a vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion
Published on January 17, 2013
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2013-0632 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
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Exploit Probability
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