Adobe ColdFusion 8.0/8.0.1/9.0/9.0.1 cfform cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion 8.0/8.0.1/9.0/9.0.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument cfform leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-2463. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 8.0/8.0.1/9.0/9.0.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument cfform with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 8.0 through 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the cfform tag.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2463 since 06/06/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57362 (Adobe ColdFusion XSS Vulnerabilities (APSB11-29) (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12525 (Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-29)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kb2.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (57362), SecurityFocus (BID 51039†), OSVDB (77721†), Secunia (SA47251†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026405†). See VDB-4483 for similar entry. 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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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 57362
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion XSS Vulnerabilities (APSB11-29) (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: kb2.adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4463
SecurityFocus: 51039 - Adobe ColdFusion 'cfform' Tag (CVE-2011-2463) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 47251 - Adobe ColdFusion Two Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 77721
SecurityTracker: 1026405 - Adobe ColdFusion Input Validation Flaws in cfform and RDS Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34034 - [APSB11-29] Adobe ColdFusion 8.0 through 9.0.1 XSS Vulnerability Related To Cfform Tag, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/19/2021 19:00
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (71), 04/07/2017 18:32 (10), 03/19/2021 19:00 (3)
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