adobe coldfusion CVE-2018-4939 is a vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion
Published on May 19, 2018

Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2018-4939 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). 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.

What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?

The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

CVE-2018-4939 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2018-4939

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