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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-29298

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Published Jul 12, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe ColdFusion

Patch now

CVE-2023-29298 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 10, 2023. Confirm Adobe ColdFusion against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.79%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/coldfusion · vendor Adobe ColdFusion

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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  • cpe adobe/coldfusion2018
  • vendor Adobe ColdFusionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-29298

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-29298 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 10, 2023. 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 2018. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 99.79%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 12, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

  2. Jul 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Aug 10, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administration CFM and CFC endpoints. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-29298

    Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-29298

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-29298

    30-day exploitation probability 99.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-29298

    Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access the administrat

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-29298

    Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

    vulncheck.com

References

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.