Description

ColdFusion versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files and directories that are stored outside the intended restricted directory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-30290

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.7

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Adobe

Product: ColdFusion

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.09% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 27.52% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-21 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30290
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-15.html

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