Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Arbitrary Code Exec
CVE-2022-38421 Published on October 14, 2022
Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-38421 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2022-38421 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-38421
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Affected Versions
Adobe ColdFusion:- Version unspecified, <= CF2021U4 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= CF2018u14 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
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