CVE-2021-40699 json
ColdFusion CFIDE Improper Access Control Leads To Privilege Escalation
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-27865
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.
Patch / fix
- adobe coldfusion 2018
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected products
- Adobe ColdFusion
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-40699
- NVD CVE-2021-40699
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