CVE-2019-8072
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 2018- update 4 and earlier and ColdFusion 2016- update 11 and earlier have a Security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to Information Disclosure in the context of the current user.
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 2018 (update 4 and earlier) and ColdFusion 2016 (update 11 and earlier) contain a security bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass existing security controls and disclose information accessible to the current user context.
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= 2016= 2018CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ColdFusion product versionAccess the ColdFusion Administrator console (typically at /CFIDE/administrator/) and navigate to the System Information or Settings page to view the installed version number. Alternatively, check the version file in the ColdFusion installation directory or run 'cfadmin' related diagnostics.Affected if The installed version is ColdFusion 2016 or ColdFusion 2018
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Determine installed update levelIn the ColdFusion Administrator, locate the update version or hot fix level displayed in the System Information section. This shows which specific update (e.g., Update 4, Update 11) is currently applied.Affected if For ColdFusion 2018, the installed update is Update 4 or earlier. For ColdFusion 2016, the installed update is Update 11 or earlier
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Verify ColdFusion is accessible to untrusted usersConfirm whether the ColdFusion instance is exposed to the network or accessible to users outside the trusted internal environment. Check network listeners and firewall rules for ports 8500 (default) or 443 (if using web server connector).Affected if The ColdFusion Administrator or its web services are reachable by untrusted or anonymous users
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Check for existence of sensitive data or endpointsReview whether the ColdFusion application handles sensitive information or exposes web services, APIs, or file endpoints that could be targeted for information disclosure.Affected if The application contains sensitive data, user-specific content, or restricted endpoints accessible through ColdFusion web services
The environment is affected if ColdFusion 2018 with Update 4 or earlier, or ColdFusion 2016 with Update 11 or earlier, is installed and the instance is accessible to untrusted users who could exploit the security bypass to access information within their current user context.
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 appropriate ColdFusion security updates (update 5 for 2018, update 12 for 2016) or later from Adobe to address this vulnerability.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-8072 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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