Adobe ColdFusion inherently dangerous function

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use of inherently dangerous function. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-40698. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion (Programming Language Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of inherently dangerous function vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-242. The product calls a function that can never be guaranteed to work safely. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass??. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

The weakness was released 09/07/2023 as apsb21-75. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40698 since 09/08/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use of inherently dangerous function
CWE: CWE-242 / CWE-18 / CWE-17
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-75
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239111

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 15:35
Changes: 09/07/2023 15:35 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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