Deserialization of untrusted data in ColdFusion - CVE-2017-11284
Published: September 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8239
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11284
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion
ColdFusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger deserialization of untrusted data and execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger deserialization of untrusted data and execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11284
Install update from vendor's website.