The Expression Evaluator in the ColdFusion Application Server allows a remote attacker to…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Expression Evaluator in the ColdFusion Application Server allows a remote attacker to upload files to the server via openfile.cfm, which does not restrict access to the server properly.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05332 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.01 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.12 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
| cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Allaire |
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Allaire
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Allaire
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.01 Vulnerable ·Allaire
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Allaire
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.12 Vulnerable ·Allaire
- cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Allaire
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0477
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjfr-h757-9pc5
References
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More Allaire Coldfusion Server vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00710 Undocumented ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) tags and functions in the ColdFusion… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00450 The Expression Evaluator sample application in ColdFusion allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00057 Cold Fusion CFCACHE tag places temporary cache files within the web document root… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00873 Sample runnable code snippets in ColdFusion Server 4.0 allow remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00537 ColdFusion Administrator for ColdFusion 4.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-01075 Vulnerabilities in ColdFusion 2.0 through 4.5.1 SP 2 allow remote attackers to (1) read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-1999-0477 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0477 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjfr-h757-9pc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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