ColdFusion <=2025.2 XSS via internal form fields
CVE-2025-49540 Published on July 8, 2025
ColdFusion | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victims browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2025-49540 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-49540
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Affected Versions
Adobe ColdFusion:- Before and including 2021.20 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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