Improper access control in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-43561

 

Improper access control in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-43561

Published: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109120
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43561
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to read arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote privileged user can read contents of arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

ColdFusion

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43561

Install updates from vendor's website.

ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2021 Update 20, 2023 Update 14, 2025 Update 2

External References

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