CVE-2016-1115 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers by exploiting improper wildcard handling in X.509 certificates within 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-2016-1115?
CVE-2016-1115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 11 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 19, 11 before Update 8, and 2016 before Update 1 mishandles wildcards in name fields of X.509 certificates, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1115?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1115?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1115 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1115 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-fr3r-r4pg-fc5c.