CVE-2025-43563 ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
A high-privileged attacker can bypass access controls to read or modify sensitive files in Adobe ColdFusion without user interaction.
- 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-2025-43563?
CVE-2025-43563 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 13 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify sensitive data without proper authorization. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43563 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-2025-43563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43563 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-cg2j-4qw3-47q9.