CVE-2025-30288 ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
A low-privileged local attacker can bypass security protections to execute code in Adobe ColdFusion by coercing a victim into specific application actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30288?
CVE-2025-30288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low privileged attacker with local access could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and execute code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must be coerced into performing actions within the application and scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-30288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30288 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-j72q-qc2x-rq8g.