Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 7/2016/up to 10 Update 18 X.509 Certificate Wildcard input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 7/2016/up to 10 Update 18. This impacts an unknown function of the component X.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation as part of Wildcard leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1115. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 7/2016/up to 10 Update 18 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component X.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation as part of a Wildcard leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 19, 11 before Update 8, and 2016 before Update 1 mishandles wildcards in name fields of X.509 certificates, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.

The weakness was presented 05/11/2016 by Pete Freitag with Foundeo Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1115 since 12/22/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91102 (Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-16) (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 122914 (Adobe Security Hotfix for ColdFusion (APSB16-16)).

Applying the patch 10 Update 18/11 Update 8/2016 Update 1 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91102) and SecurityFocus (BID 90514†). See VDB-87171 and VDB-87172 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Nessus ID: 91102
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-16) (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities(may-2016)
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Patch: 10 Update 18/11 Update 8/2016 Update 1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Pete Freitag
Organization: Foundeo Inc.
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CVE: CVE-2016-1115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87173
SecurityFocus: 90514 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2016-1115 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035829

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2016 15:07
Updated: 08/18/2022 11:13
Changes: 05/11/2016 15:07 (73), 11/23/2018 10:52 (8), 08/18/2022 11:13 (4)
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