CVE-2018-15961

Summary

CVECVE-2018-15961
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-25 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-04 14:09:00 UTC
DescriptionAdobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.999500000 probability, percentile 0.999730000 (date 2026-07-07)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-434

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductColdFusion
NameAdobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15961

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 - All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update1 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update10 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update11 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update12 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update13 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update14 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update2 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update3 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update4 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update5 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update6 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update7 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update8 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update9 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 - All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update1 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update2 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update3 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update4 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update5 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update6 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2018 - All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 - All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update1 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update10 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update11 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update12 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update13 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update14 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update2 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update3 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update4 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update5 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update6 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update7 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update8 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 11.0 update9 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 - All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update1 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update2 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update3 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update4 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update5 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2016 update6 All All
Application Adobe Coldfusion 2018 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Security Bulletin CONFIRM helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe ColdFusion 2018 - Arbitrary File Upload - Multiple webapps Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users View Potentially Sensitive Information, Upload and Modify Files, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15961 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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