Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0 Snippet privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Snippet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0923. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Allaire Coldfusion Server 4.0. This affects some unknown processing of the component Snippet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sample runnable code snippets in ColdFusion Server 4.0 allow remote attackers to read files, conduct a denial of service, or use the server as a proxy for other HTTP calls.

The bug was discovered 02/04/1999. The weakness was released 03/12/2001 as ASB99-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at allaire.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0923. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10149 (Allaire Macromedia ColdFusion Example Applications and Sample Code Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1740), OSVDB (3239†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11961†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-15096, VDB-15097, VDB-16490 and VDB-16492. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/12/2001 +767 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +2935 days 🔍
10/22/2025 +4129 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ASB99-02
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0923 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0923
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16491
X-Force: 1740
OSVDB: 3239 - ColdFusion sample program can allow remote users to read any file
Vulnerability Center: 11961 - ColdFusion DoS via Sample Runnable Code Snippets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 13:03
Updated: 10/22/2025 09:57
Changes: 07/03/2014 13:03 (62), 06/21/2019 07:15 (3), 10/22/2025 09:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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