CVE-2022-38424 HIGH

CVE-2022-38424: Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system write

Vendor Adobe
Product ColdFusion
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 14, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025
View on NVD All CVEs

CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system write. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 14, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated

Related vulnerabilities

04Related CVE

CVE-2026-27040 WordPress WZone plugin <= 14.0.31 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVE-2025-8141 Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2025-31070 WordPress HTML5 Radio Player - WPBakery Page Builder Addon plugin <= 2.5 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVE-2026-13748 Snowflake CLI Arbitrary Local File Read and Exfiltration Through Improper File Path Restriction CVE-2026-32146 Improper Path Validation in Git Dependency Handling Allows Arbitrary File System Modification