CVE-2025-49544 ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
High-privileged attackers can exploit an XXE vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion to access sensitive information or bypass security measures 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-2025-49544?
CVE-2025-49544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information or bypass security measures. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-49544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49544 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-hm59-jvm9-5vj7.