# CVE-2006-3978: Code injection in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a vulnerability in the Verity library used by Adobe ColdFusion.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-39fq-4vhx-qjfg

## What is CVE-2006-3978?

CVE-2006-3978 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 10 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in a Verity third party library, as used on Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 through MX 7.0.2 and possibly other products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3978?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Coldfusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion

- [CVE-2026-48282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48282/): Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38203/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29300/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-26359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26359/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-15961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15961/): Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3978 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3978 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 10 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Coldfusion. 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-2006-3978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3978/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3978
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3978
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3978

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