XML External Entity injection in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-49544
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112612
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49544
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote privileged user can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49544
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2021 Update 21, 2023 Update 15, 2025 Update 3