CVE-2013-0632
Adobe ColdFusion: Authentication Bypass
As of , CVE-2013-0632 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 3 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 24 March 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.94Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.94 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 3 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
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.
CISA's description
administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
The CVE record's description, from adobe
- CVE published
- 17 January 2013
- Assigned by
- adobe
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-276
- Incorrect Default Permissions
- CWE-200
- Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 24946).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 27755).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 30210).
- 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: Adobe ColdFusion RDS Authentication Bypassexploit module, rank great
- Exploit-DB: Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)EDB-ID 30210, verified by Exploit-DB, 11 December 2013
- Exploit-DB: Adobe ColdFusion APSB13-03 - Remote Multiple Vulnerabilities (Metasploit)EDB-ID 24946, verified by Exploit-DB, 10 April 2013
- Exploit-DB: Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication BypassEDB-ID 27755, 21 August 2013
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-2010-2861Directory Traversal | Adobe ColdFusion | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| 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