ColdfusionApplication · Adobe

CVE-2010-0185

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-02-03
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The default configuration of Adobe ColdFusion 9.0 does not restrict access to collections that have been created by the Solr Service, which allows remote attackers to obtain collection metadata, search information, and index data via a request to an unspecified URL.

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 confidence

Adobe ColdFusion 9.0 default configuration does not restrict access to Solr Service collections, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve collection metadata, search information, and index data through an unspecified URL.

MitigationRestrict access to Solr collections by implementing proper authentication and authorization controls on the Solr service endpoint in ColdFusion 9.0.

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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
ColdfusionApplication
Affected:= 9.0

CVSS 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
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Verify ColdFusion version
    Check the ColdFusion installation to confirm it is version 9.0. This can be done via the ColdFusion Administrator interface or by inspecting version files in the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version is Adobe ColdFusion 9.0
  2. Identify if Solr service is configured
    Locate and examine the Solr configuration within the ColdFusion 9.0 installation. Solr is typically installed as part of ColdFusion and configured through the ColdFusion Administrator under the Solr service settings.
    Affected if Solr service is installed and configured for use with ColdFusion 9.0
  3. Check Solr service accessibility
    Attempt to access the Solr service endpoint from a remote system without providing any authentication credentials. This can be done by making an HTTP request to the Solr web interface or API URLs.
    Affected if The Solr service responds and allows access without requiring authentication credentials
  4. Inspect Solr access control configuration
    Examine the Solr configuration files and web.xml to determine whether authentication and authorization controls are properly configured to restrict access to collection metadata, search information, and index data.
    Affected if No authentication or authorization controls are enforced on the Solr collections endpoint

You are affected if you are running Adobe ColdFusion 9.0 with Solr service enabled and the Solr collections are accessible without authentication credentials.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict access to Solr collections by implementing proper authentication and authorization controls on the Solr service endpoint in ColdFusion 9.0.

Fix this in Coldfusion Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
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