Macromedia ColdFusion 6.1 Sandbox createobject information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Macromedia ColdFusion 6.1. Impacted is the function createobject of the component Sandbox. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-2331. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Macromedia ColdFusion 6.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function createobject of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ColdFusion MX 6.1 and 6.1 J2EE allows local users to bypass sandbox security restrictions and obtain sensitive information by using Java reflection methods to access trusted Java objects without using the CreateObject function or cfobject tag.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2004. The weakness was released 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2331 since 08/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 338 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 12164 (Macromedia ColdFusion XML Parser SOAP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14984), SecurityFocus (BID 9521†), OSVDB (3752†), Secunia (SA10743†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15123†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-23225. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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01/29/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +337 days 🔍
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07/05/2025 +3771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2004-2331 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2331
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23226
X-Force: 14984
SecurityFocus: 9521 - Macromedia ColdFusion MX Security Sandbox Circumvention Vulnerability
Secunia: 10743
OSVDB: 3752 - Macromedia - ColdFusion MX - Security Sandbox - Circumvention Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15123 - Macromedia ColdFusion Local Java Sandbox Security Bypass, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 07/05/2025 22:42
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (63), 07/19/2019 10:06 (3), 07/05/2025 22:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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