CVE-2020-3761 Path traversal in ColdFusion
Attackers can read arbitrary files from the ColdFusion installation directory, exposing sensitive data.
- 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-2020-3761?
CVE-2020-3761 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion versions ColdFusion 2016, and ColdFusion 2018 have a remote file read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file read from the coldfusion install directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-3761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3761 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-v2vv-w248-6q6j.