SB2019030102 - Dangerous file upload in Adobe ColdFusion
Published: March 1, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Dangerous file upload (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7816)
CWE-ID: CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing file uploads. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the ColdFusion service. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the attacker has the ability to upload files.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.