CVE-2010-2861
Adobe ColdFusion: Directory Traversal
As of , CVE-2010-2861 in Adobe ColdFusion is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.92 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
CISA's description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.
The CVE record's description, from adobe
- CVE published
- 11 August 2010
- Assigned by
- adobe
- CVSS
- 7.5 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-22
- Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 14641).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 16985).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: ColdFusion Server Checkauxiliary module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal (Metasploit)EDB-ID 16985, verified by Exploit-DB, 16 March 2011
- Exploit-DB: Adobe ColdFusion - Directory TraversalEDB-ID 14641, verified by Exploit-DB, 14 August 2010
ColdFusion: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48282Path Traversal | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch nowForensic triage required by CISA | 0.42 | ||
| CVE-2013-0632Authentication Bypass | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.94; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.94 | ||
| CVE-2024-20767Improper Access Control | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2023-26360Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.97 | 0.97 | ||
| CVE-2018-15961Unrestricted File Upload | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2013-0625Authentication Bypass | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekEPSS 0.94; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.94 | ||
| CVE-2013-0629Directory Traversal | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekEPSS 0.66; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.66 | ||
| CVE-2017-3066Deserialization | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekEPSS 0.91 | 0.91 | ||
| CVE-2023-29300Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2023-38203Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.97 | 0.97 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org