Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 7 Sep 2022.
ColdfusionApplication · Adobe

CVE-2013-0631

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2013-01-09
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild High EPSS 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
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

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 versions 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized attackers to obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in January 2013, indicating it was a known attack vector at the time.

MitigationUpgrade ColdFusion 9.x to the latest patched version provided by Adobe, or migrate to a currently supported ColdFusion version (ColdFusion 10 or later) as ColdFusion 9 reached end-of-life. Apply any available security hotfixes from Adobe for the 9.x line.

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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= 9.0.1= 9.0.2

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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed ColdFusion version
    Access the ColdFusion Administrator console (typically at /CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm) and locate the version information displayed on the login page or in the System Information section. Alternatively, check the version file in the ColdFusion installation directory.
    Affected if The version displayed is 9.0, 9.0.1, or 9.0.2 exactly
  2. Verify ColdFusion edition and build
    In the ColdFusion Administrator, navigate to the Settings or System Information area to confirm the exact build number and edition (Standard or Enterprise).
    Affected if The build corresponds to the 9.0, 9.0.1, or 9.0.2 releases
  3. Confirm ColdFusion 9.x is in use
    Review any documentation or configuration files that reference the ColdFusion version in use across the environment, or query the ColdFusion service for its version attribute.
    Affected if The running instance is identified as ColdFusion version 9.x in the 9.0 through 9.0.2 range

You are affected if your ColdFusion installation is version 9.0, 9.0.1, or 9.0.2 exactly, as these versions contain the information disclosure vulnerability.

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

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

Upgrade ColdFusion 9.x to the latest patched version provided by Adobe, or migrate to a currently supported ColdFusion version (ColdFusion 10 or later) as ColdFusion 9 reached end-of-life. Apply any available security hotfixes from Adobe for the 9.x line.

Fix this in Coldfusion Exploited in the wild — priority engagement
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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