What is CVE-2018-4938?

CVE-2018-4938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-4938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2018-4938

Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Insecure Library Loading vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 11.0, 2016
N/a Adobe Coldfusion Update 5 And Earlier Versions, 11 13 Versions — versions Adobe ColdFusion ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4938?: CVE-2018-4938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-4938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.