CVE-2021-40698 HIGH

CVE-2021-40698: ColdFusion Use of Inherently Dangerous Function Leads To Security feature bypass  

Vendor Adobe
Product ColdFusion
Weakness CWE-242
Published September 7, 2023
Last update September 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass  . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 7, 2023 CVE published
September 4, 2024 Record updated