CVE-2023-38205

ColdFusion Bypass - Vulnerability disclosure in ColdFusion | BYPASS CVE-2023-29298

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (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.

Affected

Adobe · ColdFusion

CVSS v3.1 ADOBE

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

99.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2023-07-20

Nuclei

high

Published

2023-09-14

Updated

2025-10-21

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-38205.yaml

Security advisories

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38205

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry