What is CVE-2017-11285?

CVE-2017-11285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-11285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2017-11285

Adobe ColdFusion has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This affects Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016, and Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 11.0, 2016
Adobe Coldfusion Update 4 And Earlier Versions For 2016 Release. 12 11. — versions Adobe ColdFusion Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016 release. Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-30.html (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100711 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039321 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11285?: CVE-2017-11285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-11285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.