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CVE-2010-2861

9.8 · CRITICALActively Exploited

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/…

Published Aug 11, 2010adobeCWE-22EPSS 99.75%

Overview

CVE-2010-2861 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting adobe coldfusion. It was published on August 11, 2010 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update coldfusion to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
adobecoldfusion0Affected

References

Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/8137Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/8148Refwww.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.htmlRefwww.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/Refwww.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/8137Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/8148Refwww.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.htmlRefwww.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/Refwww.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2861?

CVE-2010-2861 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting adobe coldfusion. It was published on August 11, 2010 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2010-2861?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-2861?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update coldfusion to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-2861?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-2861 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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