CVE-2021-40699 ColdFusion CFIDE Improper Access Control Leads To Privilege Escalation
An authenticated attacker can exploit improper access control in ColdFusion to escalate privileges and manipulate arbitrary data.
- 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-2021-40699?
CVE-2021-40699 is a high-severity missing authorization 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 improper access control vulnerability when checking permissions in the CFIDE path. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40699?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-40699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40699 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-pjjp-267v-j839.