AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2010-2861
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2010-08-11 · Updated: 2026-10-02 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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/.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Adobe · ColdFusion
- Added to catalog
- 2022-03-25
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-04-15
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Through (inclusive): 9.0.1
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137
Broken Link
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148
Broken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html
Not Applicable · Vendor Advisory
- 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://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137
Broken Link
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148
Broken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html
Not Applicable · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
Exploit
- http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07
Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2861
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