CVE-2023-38204 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-38204: Bypass APSB23-41 (CVE-2023-38203) - Pre-Auth RCE ColdFusion 2021 Update 8

Vendor Adobe
Product ColdFusion
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published September 14, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 14, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated