Lucee < 6.0.1.59 Remote Code Execution

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 115032

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Synopsis

Lucee < 6.0.1.59 Remote Code Execution

Description

Lucee versions prior to 6.0.1.59 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via crafted cookies. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted cookie to the server, which can lead to arbitrary code execution on the server hosting the Lucee application.

Solution

Update to Lucee version 6.0.1.59 or latest.

See Also

https://www.petefreitag.com/blog/lucee-rce-vulnerabilities/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 115032

Type: remote

Family: Web Applications

Published: 11/17/2025

Updated: 11/17/2025

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:lucee:lucee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2024

Reference Information

BID: 107318

CWE: 20

OWASP: 2010-A4, 2013-A4, 2017-A5, 2021-A3

WASC: Improper Input Handling

CAPEC: 10, 101, 104, 108, 109, 110, 120, 13, 135, 136, 14, 153, 182, 209, 22, 23, 230, 231, 24, 250, 261, 267, 28, 3, 31, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 473, 52, 53, 588, 63, 64, 67, 7, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 8, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88, 9

DISA STIG: APSC-DV-002560

HIPAA: 164.306(a)(1), 164.306(a)(2)

ISO: 27001-A.14.2.5

NIST: sp800_53-SI-10

OWASP API: 2019-API7, 2023-API8

OWASP ASVS: 4.0.2-5.1.3

PCI-DSS: 3.2-6.5