Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-15959. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. 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 versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2018. The weakness was released 09/11/2018 by Matthias Kaiser with Code White as APSB18-33 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15959 since 08/28/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117480 (Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u15 / 2016.x < 2016u7 / 2018.x < 2018u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-33)), 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 371186 (Adobe Security Update for ColdFusion (APSB18-33)).

Applying the patch 11 Update 15/2016 Update 7/2018 Update 1 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117480), SecurityFocus (BID 105313†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041621†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-123998, VDB-123999, VDB-124000 and VDB-124002. 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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Nessus ID: 117480
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u15 / 2016.x < 2016u7 / 2018.x < 2018u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-33)
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Patch: 11 Update 15/2016 Update 7/2018 Update 1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-33
Researcher: Matthias Kaiser
Organization: Code White
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124001
SecurityFocus: 105313 - Adobe ColdFusion APSB18-33 Deserialization Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041621

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2018 14:19
Updated: 05/06/2025 20:29
Changes: 09/13/2018 14:19 (77), 03/23/2020 15:21 (8), 05/06/2025 20:29 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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