Adobe ColdFusion - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2023-38205)
52Exploiting 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. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2023-38205. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.
Attackers attempting to exploit this vulnerability typically probe for exposed administration endpoints within ColdFusion deployments.
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