CVE-2010-2861 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the 'locale' parameter in various administrator console components. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has known ransomware campaign usage, including by the Ghost ransomware group. Exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.