CVE-2018-15961 on CISA KEV

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• helpx.adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	ColdFusion	July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier versions

06Detection

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