#VU112611 Stored cross-site scripting in ColdFusion - CVE-2025-49543

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112611

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49543

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ColdFusion
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Adobe

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ColdFusion: 2021, 2021 Update 1, 2021 Update 2, 2021 Update 3, 2021 Update 4, 2021 Update 5, 2021 Update 6, 2021 Update 7, 2021 Update 8, 2021 Update 9, 2021 Update 10, 2021 Update 11, 2021 Update 12, 2021 Update 13, 2021 Update 14, 2021 Update 15, 2021 Update 16, 2021 Update 17, 2021 Update 18, 2021 Update 19, 2021 Update 20, 2023, 2023 Update 1, 2023 Update 2, 2023 Update 3, 2023 Update 4, 2023 Update 5, 2023 Update 6, 2023 Update 7, 2023 Update 8, 2023 Update 9, 2023 Update 10, 2023 Update 11, 2023 Update 12, 2023 Update 13, 2023 Update 14, 2025, 2025 Update 1, 2025 Update 2

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External links
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-69.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.