CVE-2025-61812
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 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could allow a high privileged attacker to gain arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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 confidenceColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that allows authenticated high-privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code without any user interaction.
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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 versionAccess the ColdFusion Administrator interface at /CFIDE/administrator/ and navigate to the System Information or Settings page to view the version number. Alternatively, check the version.ini or registry entries in the ColdFusion installation directory.Affected if The version is 2025.4 or lower, 2023.16 or lower, 2021.22 or lower, or any version 2021/2023/2025 that does not have the specific patch applied.
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Verify ColdFusion Administrator accessConfirm that the ColdFusion Administrator (CFIDE/administrator) is accessible on the web server. Check if the login page loads and note whether external network access is permitted.Affected if The ColdFusion Administrator interface is exposed to the network without proper IP restrictions or VPN access.
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Review administrative user accountsLog into ColdFusion Administrator and review the list of users with Administrator or high-privileged access under the Security or User Manager section.Affected if There are multiple administrative accounts, unfamiliar accounts, or accounts with excessive privileges.
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Check for suspicious scheduled tasks or filesIn the ColdFusion Administrator, navigate to the Scheduled Tasks section and inspect the cfusion/wwwroot directories for newly created or modified .cfm files, especially in the CFIDE or web root directories.Affected if There are unexpected scheduled tasks or unrecognized .cfm script files that were not created by your organization.
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Inspect server logs for admin actionsReview ColdFusion server logs (in the logs directory under the ColdFusion installation) and web server logs for unusual POST requests to /CFIDE/administrator/ or execution of cfm scripts outside normal patterns.Affected if Logs show suspicious administrative actions, unusual script executions, or requests from unexpected IP addresses to admin endpoints.
A user is affected if their ColdFusion installation is version 2025.4 or lower, 2023.16 or lower, 2021.22 or lower, and the ColdFusion Administrator interface is accessible to authenticated high-privileged users.
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 patches for ColdFusion to address the input validation flaw; until patched, limit administrative access and monitor for suspicious ColdFusion admin activity.
ColdFusion 2021 Update 23+; ColdFusion 2023 Update 17+; ColdFusion 2025 Update 5+
- Backup all ColdFusion data, configurations, and applications before proceeding with any update
- Download the latest ColdFusion update from the official Adobe ColdFusion downloads page (helpex.adobe.com)
- For ColdFusion 2021: Apply update 23 or later
- For ColdFusion 2023: Apply update 17 or later
- For ColdFusion 2025: Apply update 5 or later
- After applying the update, restart the ColdFusion application server
- Verify the update was successful by checking the ColdFusion administrator console and confirming the version number
- Test critical applications to ensure functionality is maintained post-update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-61812 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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