Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:105317

CVE-2018-15960 |

Info

Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105317
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-15960
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 11 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 11 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Pete Freitag of Foundeo
Vulnerable: Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 6
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 5
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 4
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 3
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 2
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 1
Adobe ColdFusion 2018.0.0.310739
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 9
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 8
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 7
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 6
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 5
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 4
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 3
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 2
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 14
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 13
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 12
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 11
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 10
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 1
Not Vulnerable: Adobe ColdFusion 2018.0 Update 1
Adobe ColdFusion 2016.0 Update 7
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 15

Discussion

Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion is prone to an arbitrary file-overwrite vulnerability.

Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files on an unsuspecting user's computer in the context of the vulnerable application and execute arbitrary code.

The following versions are vulnerable:

ColdFusion 2018.0.0.310739
ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 6 and prior
ColdFusion 11 Update 14 and prior

Exploit / POC

Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2018-15960 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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