Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-13) (intrusive check)
high Nessus Plugin ID 66408
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Synopsis
A web management interface on the remote host has an authentication bypass vulnerability.Description
The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote host has an authentication bypass vulnerability. When RDS is disabled and not configured with password protection, it is possible to authenticate as an administrative user without providing a username or password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to gain administrative access to the ColdFusion Administrator interface. After authenticating, it is possible to write arbitrary files to the host, resulting in arbitrary code execution.All versions of ColdFusion 10 are affected. ColdFusion 9, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2 are only affected when the hotfixes for APSB13-03 have been applied and web.xml is configured to allow access to the RDS servlet.
This plugin exploits the vulnerability by creating a .cfm file to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Apply the appropriate hotfix referenced in Adobe security bulletin APSB13-13.See Also
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2013-04
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-13.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66408
File Name: coldfusion_apsb13-13_rce.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 5/14/2013
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: coldfusion_detect.nasl, coldfusion_rds_detect.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion
Required KB Items: installed_sw/ColdFusion
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1389
BID: 59849