CVE-2025-49540 ColdFusion | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 4.3 Published 8 Jul 2025 Updated 9 Jul 2025

A high-privileged attacker can inject malicious scripts into ColdFusion form fields, leading to script execution in victim browsers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-49540?

CVE-2025-49540 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Jul 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 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49540?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Coldfusion.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-49540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g367-g92x-fqxg.