Use of hard-coded credentials in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-49551
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112594
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49551
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to the vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the application using the hard-coded credentials.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49551
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2021 Update 21, 2023 Update 15, 2025 Update 3