Insecure DLL loading in ColdFusion - CVE-2020-3768
Published: April 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26889
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3768
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file in a certain folder on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3768
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2016 Update 15, 2018 Update 9