Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.20/2023.14/2025.2 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.20/2023.14/2025.2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-49551. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 2021.20/2023.14/2025.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-49551 since 06/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241677 (Adobe ColdFusion < 2021.x < 2021u21 / 2023.x < 2023u15 / 2025.x < 2025u3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-69)), 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 (241677) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20707). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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
• 2021.20
• 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
• 2023.14
• 2025.0
• 2025.1
• 2025.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔒
EPSS Percentile: 🔒

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Nessus ID: 241677
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion < 2021.x < 2021u21 / 2023.x < 2023u15 / 2025.x < 2025u3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-69)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

06/06/2025 CVE reserved
07/09/2025 +33 days Advisory disclosed
07/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-69
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-49551 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315653
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2025 05:38
Updated: 07/10/2025 16:53
Changes: 07/09/2025 05:38 (64), 07/09/2025 19:11 (1), 07/10/2025 16:53 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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