Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 6/up to 10 Update 17 BlazeDS XML Document input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 6/up to 10 Update 17. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component BlazeDS. The manipulation as part of XML Document leads to input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5255. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 6/up to 10 Update 17 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component BlazeDS. The manipulation as part of a XML Document leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe BlazeDS, as used in ColdFusion 10 before Update 18 and 11 before Update 7 and LiveCycle Data Services 3.0.x before 3.0.0.354175, 3.1.x before 3.1.0.354180, 4.5.x before 4.5.1.354177, 4.6.2.x before 4.6.2.354178, and 4.7.x before 4.7.0.354178, allows remote attackers to send HTTP traffic to intranet servers via a crafted XML document, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue.

The weakness was published 11/18/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5255 since 07/01/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86948 (Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-29) (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216095 (VMware vCenter 5.0.0 Update 3e Missing (VMSA-2015-0007, VMSA-2015-0008)).

Applying the patch Update 18/Update 7 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86948), SecurityFocus (BID 77626†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54454†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77406, VDB-79261, VDB-79262 and VDB-79662. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 86948
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-29) (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities(march-2016)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: Update 18/Update 7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: 134506
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CVE: CVE-2015-5255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79245
SecurityFocus: 77626 - Multiple Adobe Products CVE-2015-5255 Server Side Request Forgery Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034210
Vulnerability Center: 54454 - [APSB15-29, APSB15-30] Adobe LiveCycle Data Services and ColdFusion Remote SSRF Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2015 10:27 AM
Updated: 06/27/2022 02:48 PM
Changes: 11/19/2015 10:27 AM (60), 04/13/2018 08:48 AM (16), 06/27/2022 02:48 PM (4)
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