CVE-2013-5328
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 · uneditedAdobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified 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 · moderate confidenceArbitrary file read vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 10 versions before Update 12, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files on the server through unspecified vectors. The CVSS 7.8 indicates a network-based attack with low complexity requiring no authentication, primarily impacting confidentiality.
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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<= 10.0= 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed ColdFusion versionLog in to the ColdFusion 10 Administrator console (usually at /cfide/administrator/ or /CFIDE/administrator/) and view the Settings > Version page, or check the version.ini file in the cfusion/lib directoryAffected if The version displayed is 10.0.x without Update 12 or later applied
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Verify ColdFusion Update levelIn the ColdFusion Administrator, navigate to the Updates or Server Settings section to view installed hotfixes and updates. Alternatively, check the hotfixes.txt or hfUpdater.log file in the cfusion/lib directory for a list of applied updatesAffected if No Update 12 or later is listed among installed updates, or the hotfix list does not include the security update for CVE-2013-5328
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Confirm network accessibility of ColdFusionVerify that the ColdFusion server is accessible over the network on ports 8500 or 80/443 (depending on configuration), as this vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authenticationAffected if The ColdFusion Administrator or any CFM/CFC endpoints are reachable from untrusted networks without authentication
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Inspect ColdFusion services configurationCheck the cfusion/etc/services.xml or the ColdFusion service configuration to ensure only authorized interfaces are exposed, and verify that debugging and file browsing features are disabled in the Administrator settingsAffected if Debugging is enabled or file browsing features are accessible to unauthenticated users
You are affected if your ColdFusion 10 installation shows version 10.0.x without Update 12 or later applied and the server is network-accessible without proper access controls.
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 Adobe ColdFusion 10 Update 12 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Verify the current installation version and ensure the update is successfully applied and the service restarts properly.
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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-2013-5328 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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