Vulnerability · CVE-2013-0625
Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Published Jan 8, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe ColdFusion
Patch now
CVE-2013-0625 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 93.76%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe adobe/coldfusion · vendor Adobe ColdFusion · vendor n/a n/a
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
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- cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0
- cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0.1
- cpe adobe/coldfusion9.0.2
- vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2013-0625
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-2013-0625 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion 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 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-255; CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 93.76%. 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.
Jan 8, 2013 · Catalog
Detected
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
Mar 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sep 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-0625
Adobe Coldfusion contains an authentication bypass vulnerability, which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-0625
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-0625
30-day exploitation probability 93.8%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference24946
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2013-0625
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2, when a password is not configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-0625
Adobe Coldfusion contains an authentication bypass vulnerability, which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.
vulncheck.com
References
- Vendor Advisory · adobe.com
- Not Applicable · adobe.com
- Broken Link · securityfocus.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · go.catonetworks.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · adobe.com
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cve.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · us-cert.gov
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.