CVE-2010-2861 Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the administrator console of Adobe ColdFusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 25 Mar 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2861?
CVE-2010-2861 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 11 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Apr 2022.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2010-2861 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2010-2861 in the wild since at least 25 Mar 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion
- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x38c-xq6c-937h.