# CVE-2023-38205

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-38205
- CVSS: 7.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-07-20; CISA due date 2023-08-10
- EPSS: 99.80% (percentile 100.0)
- Detection templates only, no public exploit found: 1 Nuclei template
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial (assessed 2024-09-16)
- Weakness: CWE-284
- Published: 2023-09-14

## Affected versions

- Adobe ColdFusion: affected <= cf2023U2

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

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

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