Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-43563. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.19/2023.13/2025.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify sensitive data without proper authorization. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43563 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 databases at Tenable (236762) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-14530). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.1
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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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Nessus ID: 236762
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion 2021.x < 2021u20 / 2023.x < 2023u14 / 2025.x < 2025u2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-52)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
05/14/2025 +28 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/16/2025 +62 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-52
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308803
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 06:17
Updated: 07/16/2025 01:47
Changes: 05/14/2025 06:17 (64), 05/17/2025 15:11 (2), 07/15/2025 00:34 (1), 07/15/2025 10:22 (12), 07/16/2025 01:47 (5)
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