What is CVE-2018-15959?

CVE-2018-15959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-15959?

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

Is CVE-2018-15959 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2018-15959

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.259 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2016, 11.0, 2018

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15959?: CVE-2018-15959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-15959?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-15959 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.