Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	36053
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-1875
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 17 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 21 2009 03:50PM
Credit:	Adobe
Vulnerable:	Adobe ColdFusion 8.0.1 Adobe ColdFusion 7.0.2 Adobe ColdFusion 8
Not Vulnerable:

Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Adobe ColdFusion is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice a victim into following a malicious URI.

Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details.


Adobe ColdFusion 8

• Adobe hf800-1875.jar
  http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updates/8/hf800-1875.jar

Adobe ColdFusion 7.0.2

• Adobe hf702-1875.jar
  http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updates/702/hf702-1875.j ar

Adobe ColdFusion 8.0.1

• Adobe hf801-1875.jar
  http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updates/801/hf801-1875.j ar

Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• Adobe ColdFusion Homepage (Adobe)
  
• Security Update: Hotfixes available for ColdFusion and JRun (Adobe)