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/
Published Aug 11, 2010 ·Due Apr 15, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.75%
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/.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CISA ADP) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Date Added
Mar 25, 2022
Patch Due
Apr 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 14, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 99.75% (0.99747) | 99.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 99.72% (0.99721) | 99.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.29% (0.94290) | 99.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.51% (0.95508) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.90% (0.96904) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 97.00% (0.96999) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 97.08% (0.97078) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 97.14% (0.97143) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97180) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97351) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97321) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 97.30% (0.97295) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97311) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97207) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 75.89% (0.75893) | 99.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 4, 2022 | 75.89% (0.75893) | 99.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 92.07% (0.92073) | 99.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html x_refsource_CONFIRMNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2861 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMNot ApplicableVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2861 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (7)
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial total → partial
- CVSS severity changed from CRITICAL to
HIGH CRITICAL → HIGH
- CVSS vector changed from CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H to
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H → CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS score changed from 9.8 to
7.5 9.8 → 7.5
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total partial → total
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial total → partial
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total partial → total
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total