CVE-2019-8256 is a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 6 and earlier, stemming from insecure inherited permissions in the default installation directory. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable flaw allows for unauthenticated privilege escalation, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and significant community discussion (10 mentions), there is currently no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2018CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2018CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2018CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2018CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2018CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.