CVE-2023-29298
High 7.5 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 100% (percentile: 100) as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
Affected products
adobe: coldfusion
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023… Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource