CVE-2022-38421CWE-22

Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published October 14, 2022

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.2. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
7.2
EPSS
80%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.79558 · 99.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2022-10-14T19:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 OCT 19:42Z
    Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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