Executive Summary

Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier contain multiple directory traversal flaws in the administrator console. By manipulating the locale parameter in several CFIDE/administrator pages, remote attackers can read arbitrary files, enabling data exfiltration or further exploitation. The vulnerability is actively exploited (CISA KEV), posing a significant risk to organizations running affected versions.

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Authoritative CVE Metadata - CVSS Base Score: 9.8 (CRITICAL) - Published: 2010-08-11T18:47:51.157 - Last Modified: 2026-10-02T14:55:20.233

[!CAUTION] Known Exploited Vulnerability: YES (CISA KEV Added: 2022-03-25)

Original 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/.

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