What is CVE-2020-9673?

CVE-2020-9673 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2016, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-9673?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2016

CVE-2020-9673

Adobe ColdFusion 2016 update 15 and earlier versions, and ColdFusion 2018 update 9 and earlier versions have a dll search-order hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion 2016 — versions update 15 and earlier versions
Adobe Coldfusion 2018 — versions update 9 and earlier versions
Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2016, 2018

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9673?: CVE-2020-9673 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2016, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-9673?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.