Path Traversal in Adobe Coldfusion
CVE-2022-38424
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 file system write. 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: 0.452 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.452 · newest: 0.452 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Coldfusion — versions unspecified, 2018, 2021
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38424?
- CVE-2022-38424 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-2022-38424?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.