Path Traversal in Adobe Coldfusion
CVE-2022-38421
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.796 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.792 · newest: 0.796 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Adobe Coldfusion — versions unspecified, 2018, 2021
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38421?
- CVE-2022-38421 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38421?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.