# CVE-2001-1514: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with System privileges on Windows ColdFusion servers using specific sandbox configurations.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p2rr-gcf8-2w6g

## What is CVE-2001-1514?

CVE-2001-1514 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1514?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Macromedia Coldfusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-1514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-1514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0646/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-4342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4342/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-1427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1427/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1309/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3979/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1514 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-1514 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1514/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1514
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1514
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1514

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1514/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.