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Adobe ColdFusion - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2023-38205)

Published on14-09-2023
First seen on27-11-2024

37Exploiting IPs reported

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CrowdSec analysis

CVE-2023-38205 is a vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion that allows attackers to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized access to administrative CFM and CFC endpoints.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of December 2023.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2023-38205 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2023-38205 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Attackers attempting to exploit this vulnerability typically probe for exposed administration endpoints within ColdFusion deployments.

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