CVE-2010-5290

Summary

The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.

Impact & exploitability

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://osvdb.org/97553
• http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
• http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740