Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 Reflected cross site scripting

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11285. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4/up to 11 Update 12 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Adobe ColdFusion has a cross-site scripting (XSS) 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 published 12/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11285 since 07/13/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
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 100711†). Similar entries are available at VDB-110128, VDB-110129 and VDB-110131. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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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Timeline
07/13/2017 🔍09/12/2017 🔍
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01/25/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Daniel Sayk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110130
SecurityFocus: 100711 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2017-11285 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039321
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Entry
Created: 12/02/2017 09:56Updated: 01/25/2021 16:20
Changes: 12/02/2017 09:56 (73), 12/11/2019 17:20 (5), 01/25/2021 16:13 (2), 01/25/2021 16:20 (1)
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