Deserialization of untrusted data in ColdFusion - CVE-2018-4939
Published: April 10, 2018 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11681
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4939
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion
ColdFusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger deserialization flaw and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4939
Install update from vendor's website.