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. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11284. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 shared 12/01/2017 with NCC Group (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11284 since 07/13/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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†). The entries VDB-110128, VDB-110130 and VDB-110131 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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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
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110129
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 16:07
Changes: 12/02/2017 09:56 (73), 12/11/2019 17:15 (6), 01/25/2021 16:04 (2), 01/25/2021 16:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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