What is CVE-2013-0632?

CVE-2013-0632 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2013-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2013-0632?

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

Is CVE-2013-0632 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-0632 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2013-0632

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.

Published 2013-01-17 · 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: 0.936 (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: 0.936 · newest: 0.936 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. 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: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30210 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0632?: CVE-2013-0632 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2013-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2013-0632?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-0632 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-0632 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.