# CVE-2016-4264: The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrar


- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vqvr-95hx-42fj

## What is CVE-2016-4264?

CVE-2016-4264 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 1 Sep 2016. 

### Official description

The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4264?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Coldfusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-4264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-4264 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4264 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe ColdFusion < 11 Update 10 - XML External Entity Injection (exploitdb)

## 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-2016-4264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-4264 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 1 Sep 2016. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4264 exists.

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-2016-4264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4264/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4264

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