XSS in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2018-4940

Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-4940: held from 0.018 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.001

Affected products

  • Adobe Coldfusion — versions 11.0, 2016
  • 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)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4940?
CVE-2018-4940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-4940?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.