Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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Timeline

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1. Aug 11, 2010 · Catalog

   Detected

   Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

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4. Oct 2, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

Affected

• cpe adobe/coldfusionversion unspecified
• vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-2861

  A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-2861

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-2861

  30-day exploitation probability 99.7%

  first.org
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference14641

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16985

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/http/coldfusion_locale_traversal

  Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

  rapid7.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2010-2861

  Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/inde

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Broken Link · securityreason.com
• Broken Link · securityreason.com
• Not Applicable · adobe.com
• Exploit · gnucitizen.org
• Broken Link · procheckup.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov