SB2013010401 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0632)

CWE-ID: CWE-592 - Authentication Bypass Issues

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within administrator.cfc. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access Adobe ColdFusion application using a default empty password, login to the RDS component and leverage this session to access administrative web interface.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in unauthorized access to Adobe ColdFusion.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0631)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can gain access to important data.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

3) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0629)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in authentication process, when a password is not configured. A remote unauthenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted directories.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in unauthorized gaining access to the directories.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

4) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0625)

CWE-ID: CWE-592 - Authentication Bypass Issues

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication, when password is not configured. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/coldfusion_rd...