Security News > 2023 > July > Adobe warns of critical ColdFusion RCE bug exploited in attacks
Adobe warns that a critical ColdFusion pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-29300 is actively exploited in attacks.
CVE-2023-29300 is rated as critical with a 9.8 severity rating, as it can be used by unauthenticated visitors to remotely execute commands on vulnerable Coldfusion 2018, 2021, and 2023 servers in low-complexity attacks.
As part of an email notification for a similar CVE-2023-38203 RCE flaw, Adobe also disclosed that CVE-2023-29300 was seen exploited in attacks.
"Adobe is aware that CVE-2023-29300 has been exploited in the wild in very limited attacks targeting Adobe ColdFusion," reads an email notification seen by BleepingComputer.
"In conclusion, our analysis revealed a significant vulnerability in the WDDX deserialization process within Adobe ColdFusion 2021," explains the Project Discovery blog post.
While Adobe recommends that admins 'lockdown' ColdFusion installations to increase security and offer better defense against attacks, the researchers warned that CVE-2023-29300 can be chained with CVE-2023-29298 to bypass lockdown mode.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-20 | CVE-2023-38203 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2018/2021/2023 Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u17 (and earlier), 2021u7 (and earlier) and 2023u1 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. | 9.8 |
| 2023-07-12 | CVE-2023-29300 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2018/2021/2023 Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. | 9.8 |
| 2023-07-12 | CVE-2023-29298 | Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 2018/2021 Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. | 7.5 |