Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2 Password Authentication credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Authentication. Performing a manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-5290. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.

The weakness was released 09/20/2013 with Immunity as CVE-2010-5290 as confirmed cve entry (MITRE CVE). The advisory is shared at cve.mitre.org. The public release happened without involvement of Adobe. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-5290 since 09/20/2013. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87740) and OSVDB (97553†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ColdFusion 10

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09/24/2013 +4 days 🔍
05/12/2018 +1691 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: CVE-2010-5290
Organization: Immunity
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-5290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-5290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10461
X-Force: 87740 - Adobe ColdFusion authentication process privilege escalation, High Risk
OSVDB: 97553

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2013 16:36
Updated: 05/12/2018 21:38
Changes: 09/24/2013 16:36 (53), 05/12/2018 21:38 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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