CVE-2018-15961

Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Adobe · ColdFusion

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

99.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2021-11-03

Nuclei

critical · CWE-434

Published

2018-09-25

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (8)

• Pocm0n/Web-Coldfusion-Vulnerability-POC3★ · 2022-07-03
• bu1xuan2/CVE-2018-159610★ · 2021-05-21
• byteofandri/CVE-2018-159612★ · 2021-10-03
• byteofjoshua/CVE-2018-159612★ · 2021-10-03
• cved-sources/cve-2018-159611★ · 2021-04-15
• orangmuda/CVE-2018-159612★ · 2021-10-03
• vah13/CVE-2018-159619★ · 2018-12-11
• xbufu/CVE-2018-159613★ · 2021-06-30

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-15961.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/coldfusion_ckeditor_f…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979

Security advisories

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15961

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-3066
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