Adobe ColdFusion up to 2018 Update 14/2021 Update 4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2018 Update 14/2021 Update 4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-38421. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2018 Update 14/2021 Update 4 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2022 as APSB22-44 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-38421. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2018 Update 15 or 2021 Update 5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Vendor Base Score (Adobe): 6.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ColdFusion 2018 Update 15/2021 Update 5

Timelineinfo

08/18/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +54 days 🔍
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10/15/2022 +4 days 🔍
11/09/2022 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB22-44
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210991

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2022 09:55
Updated: 11/09/2022 09:11
Changes: 10/15/2022 09:55 (23), 10/15/2022 09:58 (10), 10/15/2022 09:59 (18), 11/09/2022 09:07 (2), 11/09/2022 09:11 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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