Path traversal in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-38421
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38421
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the Application Server endpoint, which listens on TCP port 8500 by default, and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38421
Install update from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2018 Update 15, 2021 Update 5