{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-38205 in the wild since at least 20 Jul 2023.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 10 Aug 2023.","what":"CVE-2023-38205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38205 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-38205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-38205 in the wild since at least 20 Jul 2023.\n\nAffected product: Adobe Coldfusion. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38205/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-38205","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38205/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-38205","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-76wh-rggp-rxxq"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Adobe ColdFusion","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can bypass access controls to reach administrative endpoints in Adobe ColdFusion without user interaction.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"security_feature_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"adobe","cpe":[{"product":"coldfusion","vendor":"adobe"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-284","name":"Improper Access Control"}],"description":"Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-38205.yaml","stars":null,"title":"Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass"}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2023-38205","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2023-07-20","dueDate":"2023-08-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"ColdFusion","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","vendorProject":"Adobe","vulnerabilityName":"Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"adobe:coldfusion","products":["adobe:coldfusion"],"type":"security_feature_bypass","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)","id":"CVE-2023-38206"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Bypass APSB23-41 (CVE-2023-38203) - Pre-Auth RCE ColdFusion 2021 Update 8","id":"CVE-2023-38204"},"products":["ColdFusion"],"published":"2023-09-14","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal","id":"CVE-2026-48282","kev_date_added":"2026-07-07","published":"2026-06-30"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2023-38203","kev_date_added":"2024-01-08","published":"2023-07-20"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2023-29300","kev_date_added":"2024-01-08","published":"2023-07-12"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2023-26359","kev_date_added":"2023-08-21","published":"2023-03-23"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload","id":"CVE-2018-15961","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2018-09-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2018-4939","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2018-05-19"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization","id":"CVE-2017-3066","kev_date_added":"2025-02-24","published":"2017-04-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-21","vendors":["Adobe"]},"summary":"Attackers can bypass access controls to reach administrative endpoints in Adobe ColdFusion without user interaction.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38205/"}