Path traversal in ColdFusion - CVE-2024-20767

 

Path traversal in ColdFusion - CVE-2024-20767

Published: March 12, 2024 / Updated: December 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87392
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20767
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20767

Install update from vendor's website.

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