Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2/10.0 Authentication credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2/10.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-0625. Furthermore, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2/10.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

The weakness was published 01/04/2013 as APSA13-01 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability has been discovered in the wild. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0625 since 12/18/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK. OSVDB documents: "This vulnerability is only present when password protection has not been enabled or no password is set."

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit in Ruby and been published 4 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at dev.metasploit.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66526 (Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-03) (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120771 (Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSA13-01, APSB13-03)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/07/2022 with a due date of 09/07/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at helpx.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12891.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (24946), Zero-Day.cz (248), Tenable (66526), SecurityFocus (BID 57164†) and OSVDB (88889†). scmagazine.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-7234, VDB-7236 and VDB-7338. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Nessus ID: 66526
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-03) (credentialed check)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSA13-01
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CVE: CVE-2013-0625 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0625
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7235
SecurityFocus: 57164 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2013-0625 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 88889
SecurityTracker: 1027938 - Adobe ColdFusion Bugs Let Remote Users Gain Access and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 37909 - [APSB13-03, APSA13-01] Adobe ColdFusion 9.0-9.0.2, 10 Remote Control Over the Affected Host, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2013 12:04
Updated: 04/22/2026 11:49
Changes: 01/05/2013 12:04 (64), 04/23/2017 13:59 (36), 04/20/2021 14:31 (3), 04/23/2024 20:52 (28), 07/14/2024 14:14 (2), 07/16/2024 22:47 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 02/04/2025 23:38 (11), 04/22/2026 11:49 (11)
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