Two vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-3008 CVE-2017-3066 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 CWE-502 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ColdFusion Server applications / Application servers |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU6374
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3008
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website:
ColdFusion 10 Update 23
ColdFusion 11 Update 12
ColdFusion (2016 release)
Update 4
ColdFusion: 10 Update 1 - 2016 Update 3
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Java deserialization
EUVDB-ID: #VU6375
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3066
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within Apache BlazeDS. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary Java code on the vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website:
ColdFusion 10 Update 23
ColdFusion 11 Update 12
ColdFusion (2016 release)
Update 4
ColdFusion: 10 Update 1 - 2016 Update 3
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-14.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
