CVE-2010-2861

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.30% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/ exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07 broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137 third party advisory broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2861?
CVE-2010-2861 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2861?
To fix CVE-2010-2861, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2861 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2010-2861 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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