XML injection in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-49538
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112606
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49538
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing XML data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49538
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2021 Update 21, 2023 Update 15, 2025 Update 3