Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

CRITICAL 9.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2018-15961 · Published 25/09/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 03/11/2021. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

In short

CVE-2018-15961 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting coldfusion (adobe).
Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the KEV catalog on 03/11/2021.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 100.0%, higher than 100.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
coldfusion adobe	`= 11.0= 2016= 2018`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/105314 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1041621 · Broken Link
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.html · Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/45979 · Exploit
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Third Party Advisory
CISA KEV · CVE-2018-15961

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In short

CVE-2018-15961 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting coldfusion (adobe).

Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the KEV catalog on 03/11/2021.

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 100.0%, higher than 100.0% of all vulnerabilities.

No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

coldfusion

adobe

= 11.0= 2016= 2018

No fix yet

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