01 Record

CVE-2018-15961

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to

CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: adobe

CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

99.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2018-09-25 13:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:45Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2018-08-28

Assigning CNA

adobe

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8c60a37f584423f990682dff29d0aea948f1b69ecdece808f3a6673169400fcc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

AdobeColdFusionJuly 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier versions—

06 References

helpx.adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com105314http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.securitytracker.com1041621http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.exploit-db.com45979https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15961government-resource