CVE-1999-0756
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedColdFusion Administrator with Advanced Security enabled allows remote users to stop the ColdFusion server via the Start/Stop utility.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceColdFusion Administrator with Advanced Security enabled allows remote unauthenticated or unauthorized users to stop the ColdFusion server via the Start/Stop utility due to insufficient access control enforcement.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0= 4.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ColdFusion Server versionLocate and inspect the ColdFusion installation to determine the exact version number (for example, check the product documentation for version lookup methods, or examine installed program information)Affected if The installed version is ColdFusion Server 4.0 or 4.0.1
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Locate ColdFusion AdministratorAccess the ColdFusion Administrator interface (typically accessed via web browser on the server's administration port)Affected if The Administrator interface is reachable
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Verify Advanced Security statusWithin ColdFusion Administrator, navigate to the Advanced Security configuration panel and determine whether Advanced Security is currently enabledAffected if Advanced Security is enabled in the ColdFusion Administrator
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Inspect Start/Stop utility access controlsIn the ColdFusion Administrator, locate the Start/Stop utility (or Server Services) section and examine the access control settings or role assignments for this functionAffected if The Start/Stop utility is accessible without proper role-based restrictions, or no authorized administrator role is required to stop the server
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Test remote accessibility of AdministratorAttempt to access the ColdFusion Administrator interface from a remote system (or verify network accessibility of the admin port) to determine if unauthenticated remote access is possibleAffected if The ColdFusion Administrator or Start/Stop utility is accessible from remote systems without authentication
A defender is affected if ColdFusion Server 4.0 or 4.0.1 is installed with Advanced Security enabled and the Start/Stop utility lacks proper role-based access controls, allowing unauthorized remote shutdown.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable or restrict access to the Start/Stop utility in ColdFusion Administrator, and ensure Advanced Security is properly configured with role-based access controls limiting this function to authorized administrators only.
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