Input validation error in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-42340
Published: October 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68183
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42340
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42340
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2018 Update 15, 2021 Update 5