Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1 input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-43560. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43560 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236762 (Adobe ColdFusion 2021.x < 2021u20 / 2023.x < 2023u14 / 2025.x < 2025u2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-52)), 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 (236762). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
• 2021.19
• 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
• 2023.13
• 2025.0
• 2025.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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