CVE-2001-1514: macromedia coldfusion
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2001-1514 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in macromedia coldfusion. EPSS estimates a 1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-07-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ColdFusion 4.5 and 5, when running on Windows with the advanced security sandbox type set to "operating system," does not properly pass security context to (1) child processes created with <CFEXECUTE> and (2) child processes that call the CreateProcess function and are executed with <CFOBJECT> or end with the CFX extension, which allows attackers to execute programs with the permissions of the System account.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.42% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Macromedia1 product
- coldfusion4.5 | 5.0
1 vendor · 1 product