adobe CVE-2023-26359 vulnerability in Adobe Products
Published on March 23, 2023

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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 contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could result in code execution in the context of the current user.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 11, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-26359 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-2023-26359 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-26359

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