What is CVE-2025-49538?

CVE-2025-49538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-49538?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-49538 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XPath Injection in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-49538

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting crafted XML or XPath queries to access u…

EPSS: 0.020 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 0, 2025

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nhienit2010/nhienit2010

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49538?: CVE-2025-49538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-49538?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49538 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.