Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Allows Arbitrary FS Write
CVE-2022-38424 Published on October 14, 2022
Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system write
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 file system write. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-38424 is exploitable 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-2022-38424 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-38424
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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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