ColdFusion Path Traversal (CVE-2025-30290) Bypass Sec. Protections <=2025.0
CVE-2025-30290 Published on April 8, 2025
ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to a security feature bypass. A high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized write and delete access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-30290 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
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-2025-30290 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-30290
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Affected Versions
Adobe ColdFusion:- Before and including 2025.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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