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Adobe Coldfusion - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-15961)

Severity
CVSSv3 Score
9.8
Exploitable with Sniper
Yes
Vulnerability description

Adobe Coldfusion is affected by Remote Code Execution vulnerability. This vulnerability is affecting the CKEditor component because the upload.cfm is reachable without any authentication. The attacker can upload and execute Java Server Pages (JSP) files through the filemanager plugin. Uploading a webshell, the attacker can successfully achieve Remote Code Execution on the server.

Exploit capabilities

Sniper can gain unauthenticated Remote Code Execution on the target system and extract multiple artefacts as evidence.

Risk description

The risk exists that a remote unauthenticated attacker can fully compromise the server in order to steal confidential information, install ransomware, or pivot to the internal network.

Recommendation

Upgrade Adobe Coldfusion to the latest version.

Detectable with
Network Scanner
Vuln date
Sep 2018
Published at
Updated at
Software Type
Web server
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Coldfusion
Codename
Not available