CVE-2010-5290 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers with read access to configuration files can bypass authentication using password hashes to gain administrative privileges in Adobe ColdFusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5290?
CVE-2010-5290 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 20 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2010-5290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-755h-qpqx-6774.