Adobe ColdFusion - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2023-38205)
646Exploiting 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.
According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2023-38205 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2023-38205 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2023-38205 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.
Attackers attempting to exploit this vulnerability typically probe for exposed administration endpoints within ColdFusion deployments.
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