CVE-2013-0632 kev in the critical feed json
administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbit…
published 2013-01-17 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-0643
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-03-03
- epss
- 93.1%
- EPSS 93.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
- public exploits
- 4
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-24946)
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Adobe, ColdFusion
- CISA name
- Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
93.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/coldfusion_rds_auth_bypass Adobe ColdFusion RDS Authentication Bypass metasploit exploit, great rank, 2013-08-08
- EDB-30210 Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass (Metasploit) remote, 2013-12-11
- EDB-27755 Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass webapps, 2013-08-21
- EDB-24946 Adobe ColdFusion APSB13-03 - Remote Multiple Vulnerabilities (Metasploit) remote, 2013-04-10
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/30210
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
adobe.com
/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
broken-link, vendor-advisory
-
adobe.com
/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0632
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-0632
- NVD CVE-2013-0632
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