CVE-2018-4939
Adobe ColdFusion: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
As of , CVE-2018-4939 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 November 2021
- US federal deadline
- 3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.62Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- 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
Adobe ColdFusion contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could allow for code execution.
CISA's description
Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The CVE record's description, from adobe
- CVE published
- 19 May 2018
- Assigned by
- adobe
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-502
- Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
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-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 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org