Description

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-43561

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.1

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Adobe

Product: ColdFusion

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.32% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 54.72% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43561
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-52.html

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