Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0 sourcewindow.cfm Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file sourcewindow.cfm. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0922. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file sourcewindow.cfm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An example application in ColdFusion Server 4.0 allows remote attackers to view source code via the sourcewindow.cfm file.

The bug was discovered 02/04/1999. The weakness was published 03/12/2001 as ASB99-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at allaire.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0922. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 767 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:sourcewindow.cfm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10129 (Allaire Macromedia ColdFusion sourcewindow.cfm CGI Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 425.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1744), OSVDB (3239†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11960†). Similar entries are available at VDB-16491 and VDB-16492. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Source
Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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03/12/2001 +767 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ASB99-02
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16490
X-Force: 1744
OSVDB: 3239 - ColdFusion sample program can allow remote users to read any file
Vulnerability Center: 11960 - ColdFusion Server 4.0 Discloses Source Code via sourcewindow.cfm, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 13:02
Updated: 10/22/2025 09:57
Changes: 07/03/2014 13:02 (65), 06/21/2019 07:01 (3), 10/22/2025 09:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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