CVE-2025-43566: adobe coldfusion Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-43566 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in adobe coldfusion. EPSS estimates a 58.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-05-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security protections and gain unauthorized read access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.