What is CVE-2025-49542?

CVE-2025-49542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2025-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-49542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2025-49542

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malici…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2023, 0, 2025

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49542?: CVE-2025-49542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-49542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.