CVE-2024-20767

CVE-2024-20767 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 16, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 6, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Adobe has 83 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 11 of them linked to ransomware.

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-20767