CVE-2016-4264

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4264
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-01 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.553840000 probability, percentile 0.980830000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-611 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.6HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Coldfusion All update21 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion All update10 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe ColdFusion < 11 Update 10 - XML External Entity Injection - Multiple webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Adobe ColdFusion XML Entity Parsing Bug Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2016-4264 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 legalhackers.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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