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TI-2010-04988 Aliases CVE-2010-5290GHSA-755h-qpqx-6774

The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-255Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05531 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5290
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-755h-qpqx-6774

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-35688 ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-19615 Analysis CVE-2023-29300 Bypass: Adobe ColdFusion Pre-Auth RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13696 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11512 Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11511 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11393 Unrestricted file upload in Adobe ColdFusion KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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