XXE attack in ColdFusion - CVE-2018-4942
Published: April 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11684
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4942
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion
ColdFusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform XXE attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation for external entities. A remote attacker can perform XXE attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation for external entities. A remote attacker can perform XXE attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4942
Install update from vendor's website.