CVE-2023-26361 Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Arbitrary file system read Vulnerability

Medium 4.9 Published 23 Mar 2023 Updated 5 Mar 2025

An attacker with administrator privileges can read arbitrary files from the file system via path traversal in Adobe ColdFusion.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-26361?

CVE-2023-26361 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 23 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary file system read. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, but does require administrator privileges.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26361?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Coldfusion.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26361 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-2023-26361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mv82-4cj9-82m9.