CVE-2023-38206: ColdFusion Improper Access Control Bypass to Admin Endpoints
CVE-2023-38206 Published on September 14, 2023

ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints resulting in a low-confidentiality impact. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-38206 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 have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

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

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2023-38206 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-38206

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Affected Versions

Adobe ColdFusion:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
26.04%

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.