XXE attack in ColdFusion - CVE-2017-11286

 

XXE attack in ColdFusion - CVE-2017-11286

Published: September 12, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8241
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11286
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack.

The weakness exists in the encryption library due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can send manipulated XML data and gain access to arbitrary data on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure..

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11286

Install update from vendor's website.

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