CVE-2022-42340 Adobe ColdFusion Improper Input Validation Arbitrary file system read
An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server without user interaction, exposing sensitive data in 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-2022-42340?
CVE-2022-42340 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42340?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42340 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-2022-42340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42340 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-m274-mr5x-8jxg.