The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue
Published Sep 1, 2016
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 69.04%
Description
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 10.0
- ≤ 11.0
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 34.19% (0.34190) | 98.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 34.19% (0.34190) | 98.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 34.19% (0.34190) | 98.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 34.19% (0.34190) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 69.04% (0.69044) | 99.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.38% (0.55384) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 63.22% (0.63217) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.38% (0.55384) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.40% (0.17401) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 78.33% (0.78332) | 98.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 80.48% (0.80478) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 73.29% (0.73286) | 97.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 68.83% (0.68828) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.79% (0.12789) | 95.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.79% (0.12789) | 95.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.79% (0.12789) | 90.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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