What is CVE-2013-0625?

CVE-2013-0625 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2013-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2013-0625?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-0625 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-0625 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-07), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2013-0625

Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2013-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.938 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.938 · newest: 0.938 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Opengroup Unix

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-07. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-09-07.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/57164 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html (Not Applicable)
www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0625?: CVE-2013-0625 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2013-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2013-0625?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-0625 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-0625 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-07), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.