Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-11283. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe ColdFusion has an Untrusted Data Deserialization vulnerability. This affects Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016, and Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was presented 12/01/2017 with NCC Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11283 since 07/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103194 (Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u13 / 2016.x < 2016u5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-30)), 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 370553 (Adobe Security Hotfix for ColdFusion (APSB17-30)).

Applying a patch 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 (103194) and SecurityFocus (BID 100708†). See VDB-110129, VDB-110130 and VDB-110131 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 103194
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u13 / 2016.x < 2016u5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-30)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Nick Bloor
Organization: NCC Group
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CVE: CVE-2017-11283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110128
SecurityFocus: 100708 - Adobe ColdFusion APSB17-30 Deserialization Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039321

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2017 09:56
Updated: 01/25/2021 15:57
Changes: 12/02/2017 09:56 (73), 12/11/2019 17:10 (6), 01/25/2021 15:53 (2), 01/25/2021 15:57 (1)
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