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CVE-2023-29300

Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2024‑01‑08. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.19.8CriticalEPSS percentile99th100% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2024-01-08, due 2024-01-29
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • Adobe ColdFusionAffected: ≤ 2023.0.0.330468Upgrade to: after 2023.0.0.330468Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2024-01-08.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-01-29.

Known use in ransomware campaigns.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

100% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 1079 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Nuclei check added
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Added to CISA KEVransomware campaign
  5. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 9.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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