Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-30285. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-30285 since 03/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234235 (Adobe ColdFusion 2021.x < 2021u19 / 2023.x < 2023u13 / 2025.x < 2025u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234235). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Programming Language Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

ColdFusion

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234235
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion 2021.x < 2021u19 / 2023.x < 2023u13 / 2025.x < 2025u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-15)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2025 🔍
04/08/2025 +18 days 🔍
04/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2025 +11 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-15
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304067

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 23:25
Updated: 04/19/2025 08:19
Changes: 04/08/2025 23:25 (63), 04/12/2025 05:39 (2), 04/19/2025 08:19 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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