Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization Enables RCE via Untrusted Data
CVE-2023-38204 Published on September 14, 2023

Bypass APSB23-41 (CVE-2023-38203) - Pre-Auth RCE ColdFusion 2021 Update 8
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-38204 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. 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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?

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

CVE-2023-38204 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-38204

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Affected Versions

Adobe ColdFusion:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
71.37%
Percentile
98.74%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.