CVE-2018-15961 (GCVE-0-2018-15961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-25 13:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45Summary
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 15:24 UTC
CWE
- Unrestricted file upload
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfus… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | ColdFusion |
Affected:
July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier versions
|
Date Public
2018-09-11 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: cb777072-806b-4e4a-8140-f39340457061
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability | Affected: Adobe / ColdFusion | Description: Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-05-03 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15961
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-434 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | ColdFusion |
| Due Date | 2022-05-03 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | Adobe |
| Vulnerabilityname | Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 545430da-8007-4fea-977b-abd194ca9efe
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload... | Affected: Adobe / ColdFusion | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.9995 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2018-15961 |
| Vendor | Adobe |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | ColdFusion |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.9995 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99974 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2018-15961 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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