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CVE-2023-38205 is an improper access control vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion affecting ColdFusion 2018 Update 18 and earlier, ColdFusion 2021 Update 8 and earlier, and ColdFusion 2023 Update 2 and earlier. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass security controls protecting ColdFusion administration functionality and access administrative CFM and CFC endpoints. Adobe characterized the issue as a security feature bypass, and available reporting indicates it is a patch bypass related to the earlier ColdFusion authentication bypass CVE-2023-29298. Exploitation does not require user interaction.
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An access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, allowing unauthorized access to restricted resources.
An access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, targeted in a large-scale exploitation campaign.
An access control bypass vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, targeted in a large-scale exploitation campaign.
A vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion exploited as part of a coordinated campaign for code execution, credential harvesting, and JNDI lookups.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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