Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-15961 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion 11.0/2016/2018
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 23 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by the authorization framework, whose job it is to map ACLs to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application or can run queries for data that he is otherwise not supposed to.
- Privilege Abuse An adversary is able to exploit features of the target that should be reserved for privileged users or administrators but are exposed to use by lower or non-privileged accounts. Access to sensitive information and functionality must be controlled to ensure that only authorized users are able to access these resources. If access control mechanisms are absent or misconfigured, a user may be able to access resources that are intended only for higher level users. An adversary may be able to exploit this to utilize a less trusted account to gain information and perform activities reserved for more trusted accounts. This attack differs from privilege escalation and other privilege stealing attacks in that the adversary never actually escalates their privileges but instead is able to use a lesser degree of privilege to access resources that should be (but are not) reserved for higher privilege accounts. Likewise, the adversary does not exploit trust or subvert systems - all control functionality is working as configured but the configuration does not adequately protect sensitive resources at an appropriate level.
D2sec
name | Adobe ColdFusion File Upload |
url | http://www.d2sec.com/exploits/adobe_coldfusion_file_upload.html |
Exploit-Db
file | exploits/multiple/webapps/45979.txt |
id | EDB-ID:45979 |
last seen | 2018-12-11 |
modified | 2018-12-11 |
platform | multiple |
port | |
published | 2018-12-11 |
reporter | Exploit-DB |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/45979 |
title | Adobe ColdFusion 2018 - Arbitrary File Upload |
type | webapps |
Metasploit
description | A file upload vulnerability in the CKEditor of Adobe ColdFusion 11 (Update 14 and earlier), ColdFusion 2016 (Update 6 and earlier), and ColdFusion 2018 (July 12 release) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload and execute JSP files through the filemanager plugin. Tested on Adobe ColdFusion 2018.0.0.310739. |
id | MSF:EXPLOIT/MULTI/HTTP/COLDFUSION_CKEDITOR_FILE_UPLOAD |
last seen | 2020-06-14 |
modified | 2019-01-10 |
published | 2019-01-06 |
references | |
reporter | Rapid7 |
source | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/multi/http/coldfusion_ckeditor_file_upload.rb |
title | Adobe ColdFusion CKEditor unrestricted file upload |
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id COLDFUSION_WIN_APSB18-33.NASL description The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote Windows host is 11.x prior to update 15, 2016.x prior to update 7 or 2018.x prior to update 1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 117480 published 2018-09-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117480 title Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u15 / 2016.x < 2016u7 / 2018.x < 2018u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-33) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(117480); script_version("1.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/16 10:12:06"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-15965", "CVE-2018-15957", "CVE-2018-15958", "CVE-2018-15959", "CVE-2018-15964", "CVE-2018-15963", "CVE-2018-15962", "CVE-2018-15961", "CVE-2018-15960" ); script_name(english:"Adobe ColdFusion 11.x < 11u15 / 2016.x < 2016u7 / 2018.x < 2018u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-33)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the hotfix files."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "A web-based application running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote Windows host is 11.x prior to update 15, 2016.x prior to update 7 or 2018.x prior to update 1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion version 11 update 15 / 2016 update 7 / 2018 update 1 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-15965"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"Adobe ColdFusion File Upload"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Adobe ColdFusion CKEditor unrestricted file upload'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("coldfusion_win_local_detect.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/coldfusion/instance"); script_require_ports(139, 445); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("coldfusion_win.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); versions = make_list('11.0.0', '2016.0.0', '2018.0.0'); instances = get_coldfusion_instances(versions); # this exits if it fails # Check the hotfixes and cumulative hotfixes # installed for each instance of ColdFusion. info = NULL; instance_info = make_list(); foreach name (keys(instances)) { info = NULL; ver = instances[name]; if (ver == "11.0.0") { info = check_jar_chf(name, 15); } else if (ver == "2016.0.0") { info = check_jar_chf(name, 7); } else if (ver == "2018.0.0") { info = check_jar_chf(name, 1); } if (!isnull(info)) instance_info = make_list(instance_info, info); } if (max_index(instance_info) == 0) exit(0, "No vulnerable instances of Adobe ColdFusion were detected."); port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport"); if (!port) port = 445; report = '\n' + 'Nessus detected the following unpatched instances :' + '\n' + join(instance_info, sep:'\n') + '\n'; security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); exit(0);
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id COLDFUSION_APSB18-33_FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECT.NASL description An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion due to insufficient validation in the filemanager plugin. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted POST request, to upload arbitrary files on the remote host. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2019-10-25 plugin id 130263 published 2019-10-25 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/130263 title Adobe ColdFusion File Upload (APSB18-33) (CVE-2018-15961)
Packetstorm
data source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/151095/coldfusion_ckeditor_file_upload.rb.txt id PACKETSTORM:151095 last seen 2019-01-11 published 2019-01-10 reporter Vahagn Vardanian source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151095/Adobe-Coldfusion-11-CKEditor-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html title Adobe Coldfusion 11 CKEditor Arbitrary File Upload data source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/150759/adobecf2018-shell.txt id PACKETSTORM:150759 last seen 2018-12-12 published 2018-12-12 reporter Pete Freitag source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150759/Adobe-ColdFusion-2018-Shell-Upload.html title Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Shell Upload
The Hacker News
id | THN:8D8EF435423F6DB5E15E2AD0946F5F48 |
last seen | 2018-09-11 |
modified | 2018-09-11 |
published | 2018-09-11 |
reporter | The Hacker News |
source | https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/adobe-software-updates.html |
title | Adobe Issues ColdFusion Software Update for 6 Critical Vulnerabilities |