Bulletin ID
Last updated on
Jul 19, 2023
Security updates available for Adobe ColdFusion | APSB23-40
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Date Published |
Priority |
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APSB23-40 |
July 11, 2023 |
1 |
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion versions 2023, 2021 and 2018. These updates resolve critical and important vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and security feature bypass.
Adobe is aware that CVE-2023-29298 has been exploited in the wild in limited attacks targeting Adobe ColdFusion.
Affected Versions
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Product |
Update number |
Platform |
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ColdFusion 2018 |
Update 16 and earlier versions |
All |
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ColdFusion 2021 |
Update 6 and earlier versions |
All |
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ColdFusion 2023 |
GA Release (2023.0.0.330468) |
All |
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installations to the newest versions:
Note:
Adobe recommends updating your ColdFusion JDK/JRE LTS version to the latest update release. Check the ColdFusion support matrix for your supported JDK version
Applying the ColdFusion update without a corresponding JDK update will NOT secure the server. See the relevant Tech Notes for more details.
Adobe also recommends customers apply the security configuration settings as outlined on the ColdFusion Security page as well as review the respective Lockdown guides.
Vulnerability Details
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Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVSS base score |
CVE Numbers |
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Improper Access Control (CWE-284) |
Security feature bypass |
Critical |
7.5 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVE-2023-29298 |
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
9.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2023-29300 |
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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) |
Security feature bypass |
Important |
5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVE-2023-29301 |
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Stephen Fewer - CVE-2023-29298
- Nicolas Zilio (CrowdStrike) - CVE-2023-29300
- Brian Reilly - CVE-2023-29301
NOTE: Adobe has a private, invite-only, bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please fill out this form for next steps.
ColdFusion JDK Requirement
COLDFUSION 2023 (version 2023.0.0.330468) and above
For Application Servers
On JEE installations, set the following JVM flag, "-Djdk.serialFilter= !org.mozilla.**;!com.sun.syndication.**;!org.apache.commons.beanutils.**; !org.jgroups.**", in the respective startup file depending on the type of Application Server being used.
For example:
Apache Tomcat Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘Catalina.bat/sh’ file
WebLogic Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTIONS in the ‘startWeblogic.cmd’ file
WildFly/EAP Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘standalone.conf’ file
Set the JVM flags on a JEE installation of ColdFusion, not on a standalone installation.
COLDFUSION 2021 (version 2021.0.0.323925) and above
For Application Servers
On JEE installations, set the following JVM flag, "-Djdk.serialFilter= !org.mozilla.**;!com.sun.syndication.**;!org.apache.commons.beanutils.**; !org.jgroups.**", in the respective startup file depending on the type of Application Server being used.
For example:
Apache Tomcat Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘Catalina.bat/sh’ file
WebLogic Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTIONS in the ‘startWeblogic.cmd’ file
WildFly/EAP Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘standalone.conf’ file
Set the JVM flags on a JEE installation of ColdFusion, not on a standalone installation.
COLDFUSION 2018 HF1 and above
For Application Servers
On JEE installations, set the following JVM flag, "-Djdk.serialFilter= !org.mozilla.**;!com.sun.syndication.**;!org.apache.commons.beanutils.**; !org.jgroups.**", in the respective startup file depending on the type of Application Server being used.
For example:
Apache Tomcat Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘Catalina.bat/sh’ file
WebLogic Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTIONS in the ‘startWeblogic.cmd’ file
WildFly/EAP Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the ‘standalone.conf’ file
Set the JVM flags on a JEE installation of ColdFusion, not on a standalone installation.
Revisions
July 19, 2023
- Summary paragraph updated to state Adobe is aware that CVE-2023-29298 has been exploited in the wild in limited attacks targeting Adobe ColdFusion.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html , or email PSIRT@adobe.com
