CVE-2025-30293
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 versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
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 versions 2023.12, 2021.18, 2025.0 and earlier contain an improper input validation flaw that allows high-privileged attackers to bypass security protections and achieve unauthorized write access. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and involves a scope change, indicating the impact extends beyond the initially affected component.
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= 2021= 2023= 2025CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/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 the installed ColdFusion versionAccess the ColdFusion Administrator interface and navigate to the System Information page, or check the version.ini/version.txt file in the ColdFusion installation directory (cf_root/lib/updates or cf_root/etc).Affected if The installed version is 2021.x (any update), 2023.x (any update), or 2025.x (any update) - specifically versions earlier than 2021.18, 2023.12, and 2025.0 respectively.
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Verify high-privileged account configurationReview the ColdFusion Administrator under Security > Users and Roles to enumerate accounts with Administrator-level privileges.Affected if The ColdFusion instance has one or more high-privileged (Administrator) accounts configured, which could be leveraged by an attacker to exploit this input validation flaw.
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Check for scope change or input validation bypass indicatorsReview ColdFusion server logs (typically in cf_root/logs) for unusual request patterns involving scope manipulation, unexpected parameter names, or repeated POST requests with modified input values.Affected if Logs contain evidence of anomalous scope changes or requests attempting to bypass input validation filters.
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Assess the exposure of the ColdFusion Administrator interfaceDetermine whether the ColdFusion Administrator (cfide/administrator) is accessible from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules, reverse proxy configurations, or network ACLs.Affected if The Administrator interface is reachable from the internet or untrusted networks without strong authentication or IP restrictions.
A user is affected if their ColdFusion installation is version 2021, 2023, or 2025 (any update prior to the patched versions) and the instance has high-privileged Administrator accounts configured, particularly if exposed to untrusted networks.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply the vendor-supplied patches for the identified ColdFusion versions (2023.12+, 2021.18+, 2025.0+) to address the input validation weakness. Restrict high-privileged account access as a defense-in-depth measure until patches are deployed.
ColdFusion 2021 Update 19+; ColdFusion 2023 Update 13+; ColdFusion 2025 (latest version > 2025.0)
- 1. Back up your ColdFusion installation and all associated data before proceeding with any updates
- 2. Identify your current ColdFusion version by checking the ColdFusion Administrator or the version number in the installation
- 3. For ColdFusion 2021 users: Upgrade to version 2021 Update 19 or later
- 4. For ColdFusion 2023 users: Upgrade to version 2023 Update 13 or later
- 5. For ColdFusion 2025 users: Upgrade to the latest available ColdFusion 2025 release (version higher than 2025.0)
- 6. Download the appropriate update from the Adobe ColdFusion downloads page (helpx.adobe.com)
- 7. Apply the update following Adobe's installation instructions
- 8. After updating, verify the fix by reviewing the ColdFusion Administrator and testing that security protections are functioning correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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