#VU68176 Use of hard-coded credentials in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-38420
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68176
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38420
CWE-ID: CWE-798
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.