#VU6374 Cross-site scripting in ColdFusion - CVE-2017-3008

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#VU6374 Cross-site scripting in ColdFusion - CVE-2017-3008

Published: April 25, 2017 / Updated: April 25, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6374
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3008
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ColdFusion
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website:
ColdFusion 10 Update 23
ColdFusion 11 Update 12
ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 4

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