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CVE-2024-20767

Adobe — Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Adobe · CWE-284 · in CISA KEV since 2024-12-16

KEV since 2024 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
84

EVRS 84 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 470 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 84

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.985.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

No fixed version identified yet

CISA required action

Affected versions

  • coldfusion20212023

Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 7.4 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.985 (99.92nd pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2025-01-06 · KEV since 2024 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. Public module exists Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.4 (v3.1), assigned by adobe. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

What CISA says to do

Public module

Metasploit lists a public normal-rank module for this CVE: CVE-2024-20767 - Adobe Coldfusion Arbitrary File Read (gather/coldfusion_pms_servlet_file_read). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.