Vulnerability · CVE-2009-3960
Adobe BlazeDS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Published Feb 15, 2010 · catalog updated Aug 6, 2026 · Adobe BlazeDS
Patch now
CVE-2009-3960 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Adobe BlazeDS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 90.12%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe adobe/blazeds · cpe adobe/coldfusion · cpe adobe/flex data services · cpe adobe/livecycle · vendor Adobe BlazeDS · vendor n/a n/a
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that are associated with a request, and related to injected tags and external entity references in XML documents.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe adobe/blazedsversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/coldfusion7.0.2
- cpe adobe/coldfusion8.0
- cpe adobe/coldfusion8.0.1
- cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0
- cpe adobe/flex data services2.0.1
- cpe adobe/livecycle8.0.1
- cpe adobe/livecycle8.2.1
- vendor Adobe BlazeDSversion unspecified
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2009-3960
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Sep 7, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2009-3960 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Adobe BlazeDS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with adobe/flex data services 2.0.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 90.12%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 15, 2010 · Catalog
Detected
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that are associated with a request, and related to injected tags and external entity references in XML documents.
Mar 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sep 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Aug 5, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that are associated with a request, and related to injected tags and external entity references in XML documents.
Aug 6, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that are associated with a request, and related to injected tags and external entity references in XML documents.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-3960
Adobe BlazeDS, which is utilized in LifeCycle and Coldfusion, contains a vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-3960
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vector
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-3960
30-day exploitation probability 90.1%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference11529
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference41855
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/http/adobe_xml_inject
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2009-3960
Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vector
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-3960
Adobe BlazeDS, which is utilized in LifeCycle and Coldfusion, contains a vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.
vulncheck.com
References
- Broken Link · secunia.com
- Broken Link · securitytracker.com
- Not Applicable · adobe.com
- Broken Link · osvdb.org
- Broken Link · securityfocus.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cybersecurityworks.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cybersecurityworks.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cybersecurityworks.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cybersecurityworks.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · news.sophos.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- Exploit · exploit-db.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.