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TI-2022-18047 Aliases CVE-2022-38422GHSA-v59g-mrf8-gx47

Adobe ColdFusion Application Server Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Priority HIGH 68CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in information disclosure. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.44923 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeColdFusionup to CF2021U4; up to CF2018u14; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • ColdFusion VendorAdobe Affected up to CF2021U4; up to CF2018u14; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2018VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update10VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update11VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update12VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update13VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update14VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update4VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update10 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update11 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update12 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update13 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update14 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update8VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*2018 update9VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2021VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*2021 update1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*2021 update2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*2021 update3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*2021 update4VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update8 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 update9 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021 update1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021 update2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021 update3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021 update4 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38422
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v59g-mrf8-gx47

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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