CVE-2021-40698 ColdFusion Use of Inherently Dangerous Function Leads To Security feature bypass
An authenticated attacker can bypass security features to access and manipulate arbitrary data in Adobe ColdFusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40698?
CVE-2021-40698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 7 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.
Weakness: CWE-242
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40698 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-fpxx-jv2f-8cf9.