Security incident · CVE-2025-49542
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Published Jul 8, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 9, 2025 · Adobe ColdFusion
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49542. EPSS is 1.33%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe ColdFusion is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.33%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.20
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
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- vendor Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.200 ≤2021.20
How to fix CVE-2025-49542
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49542. EPSS is 1.33%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe ColdFusion is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Adobe ColdFusion 0 ≤2021.20 0 ≤2021.20. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. 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.
Jul 8, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addres
Jul 9, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addres
Sources
- EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-20700
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed wi
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Jul 9, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.