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HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2018-15961
Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2025, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15961

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe coldfusion
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Upgrade Adobe ColdFusion to remediate an unrestricted file upload vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion 11 Update 15, 2016 Update 7, or 2018 Update 1 or later.
  • Reboot the system if required.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-15961 has a 26 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-15961.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15961 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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NyxAzrael/Goby_POC

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-15961 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15961 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-434
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.42 }} 0.00%

score

0.99978

percentile