Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14 Folder 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Folder Handler. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15963. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6/2018/up to 11 Update 14 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Folder Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary folder creation.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2018. The weakness was shared 09/11/2018 as APSB18-33 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15963 since 08/28/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

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 105310†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041621†). The entries VDB-123998, VDB-123999, VDB-124000 and VDB-124001 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124004
SecurityFocus: 105310 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15963 Security Bypass Vulnerability
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 (79), 03/23/2020 15:29 (6), 05/06/2025 20:29 (17)
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