What is CVE-2004-2331?

CVE-2004-2331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Macromedia Coldfusion, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code (Unsafe Reflection). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2004-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2004-2331?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Macromedia Coldfusion

CVE-2004-2331

ColdFusion MX 6.1 and 6.1 J2EE allows local users to bypass sandbox security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using Java reflection methods to access trusted Java objects without using the CreateObject function or cfobject tag.

Published 2004-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Macromedia Coldfusion — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-470 — Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code (Unsafe Reflection)

References

www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb04-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14984 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/9521 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
secunia.com/advisories/10743/ (URL Repurposed, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2331?: CVE-2004-2331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Macromedia Coldfusion, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code (Unsafe Reflection). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2004-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2004-2331?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.