CVE-2013-1388
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0 before Update 10, 9.0.1 before Update 9, 9.0.2 before Update 4, and 10 before Update 9 allows attackers to obtain administrator-console access via unknown vectors.
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 · high confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion allows attackers to obtain administrator-console access via unknown vectors. The vulnerability affects versions 9.0 before Update 10, 9.0.1 before Update 9, 9.0.2 before Update 4, and 10 before Update 9.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 9.0= 9.0.1= 9.0.2= 10.0CVSS 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
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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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Check installed ColdFusion version via admin consoleLog into the ColdFusion Administrator console (typically at /CFIDE/administrator/) and navigate to the System Information or Settings page to view the exact version number and installed updates.Affected if The displayed version is 9.0 without Update 10, 9.0.1 without Update 9, 9.0.2 without Update 4, or 10 without Update 9.
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Check ColdFusion version via registry (Windows)Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\ColdFusion\Install_Jetty or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\ColdFusion\CurrentVersion to find the installed version and build number.Affected if The version key shows 9.0.x or 10.0.x without the corresponding update build number.
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Check version file in installation directoryLocate the coldfusion.jar file in the ColdFusion installation lib directory (typically {cfusion_home}/lib/) and inspect the manifest or version properties for the build date and update level.Affected if The build information predates the specific update release dates for your version branch.
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Check for administrator session vulnerabilityReview ColdFusion administrator logs and session configuration files (under {cfusion_home}/lib/ or {cfusion_home}/wwwroot/WEB-INF/) for unauthorized access attempts or unexpected administrator accounts.Affected if Unauthorized administrator access is detected or unknown admin accounts exist.
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Verify update patch installationCheck for the presence of the hotfix update files in the ColdFusion updates directory (typically {cfusion_home}/lib/updates/) and compare against the required update numbers (10 for 9.0, 9 for 9.0.1, 4 for 9.0.2, 9 for 10).Affected if The required update number for your specific version is not present in the updates directory.
Your ColdFusion installation is affected if it runs version 9.0 before Update 10, 9.0.1 before Update 9, 9.0.2 before Update 4, or 10 before Update 9.
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 dataApply the vendor-supplied updates: Update 10 for ColdFusion 9.0, Update 9 for 9.0.1, Update 4 for 9.0.2, and Update 9 for ColdFusion 10.
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- Review / QA1.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-1388 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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