Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0 path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-30290. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.18/2023.12/2025.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files and directories that are stored outside the intended restricted directory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-30290 since 03/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• ColdFusion

Version

• 2021.0
• 2021.1
• 2021.2
• 2021.3
• 2021.4
• 2021.5
• 2021.6
• 2021.7
• 2021.8
• 2021.9
• 2021.10
• 2021.11
• 2021.12
• 2021.13
• 2021.14
• 2021.15
• 2021.16
• 2021.17
• 2021.18
• 2023.0
• 2023.1
• 2023.2
• 2023.3
• 2023.4
• 2023.5
• 2023.6
• 2023.7
• 2023.8
• 2023.9
• 2023.10
• 2023.11
• 2023.12
• 2025

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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