Adobe ColdFusion CFIDE Path access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CFIDE Path Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-40699. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe ColdFusion (Programming Language Software) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component CFIDE Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2023 as apsb21-75. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-40699 since 09/08/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-75
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239112

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 15:35
Changes: 09/07/2023 15:35 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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