Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 4.5.1 SP2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 4.5.1 SP2. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1120. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 4.5.1 SP2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerabilities in ColdFusion 2.0 through 4.5.1 SP 2 allow remote attackers to (1) read or delete arbitrary files, or (2) overwrite ColdFusion Server templates.

The weakness was published 07/11/2001 with Macromedia as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1120. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6839) and SecurityFocus (BID 3018†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Coldfusion Server 5.0

Timelineinfo

07/11/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4744 days 🔍
12/23/2024 +3821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Macromedia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16980
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X-Force: 6839 - Coldfusion may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files
SecurityFocus: 3018 - Allaire ColdFusion Unauthorized File Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:00
Updated: 12/23/2024 00:03
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:00 (41), 04/08/2019 12:31 (15), 12/23/2024 00:03 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:3A5:103

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