#VU14747 Deserialization of untrusted data in ColdFusion - CVE-2018-15958
Published: September 11, 2018 / Updated: September 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14747
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-15958
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ColdFusion
ColdFusion
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing serialized data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted serialized data to the affected application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.