Adobe ColdFusion 7.0/7.0.1/7.0.2/8.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 7.0/7.0.1/7.0.2/8.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0643. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 7.0/7.0.1/7.0.2/8.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 03/11/2008. The weakness was released 03/11/2008 by Shigeyoshi Muraoka with IT Frontier Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0643 since 02/07/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12256 (Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41144), SecurityFocus (BID 28205†), OSVDB (42777†), Secunia (SA29332†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019589†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-41462. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Shigeyoshi Muraoka
Organization: IT Frontier Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41461
X-Force: 41144
SecurityFocus: 28205 - Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29332
OSVDB: 42777 - Adobe ColdFusion User-Agent cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1019589
Vulnerability Center: 18691 - Adobe ColdFusion and ColdFusion MX Vulnerability Allows Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0862

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 15:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (59), 08/12/2019 09:14 (11), 06/01/2025 15:29 (18)
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