CVE-2023-38203
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Insecure deserialization · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL exploited ransomware
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2024-01-08. US federal agencies must patch by 2024-01-29.
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u17 (and earlier), 2021u7 (and earlier) and 2023u1 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)97%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-41.html ↗