Servers and applications
CVE-2010-2861
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.
Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022.
- Severity
- Critical 9.8
- Published
- 11 Aug 2010
- Last changed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 100% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Path traversal (CWE-22)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Adobe ColdFusionServers and applications · cpe:a:adobe:coldfusion |
|
Known exploited
- CISA name
- Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Due for US agencies
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, known