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CVE-2010-2861 Details

Description

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2861	CISA-ADP	US Government Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137	CVE	Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html	CVE	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07	CVE	Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8148	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-18.html	[email protected]	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-07	[email protected]	Broken Link

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This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability	Mar 25, 2022	Apr 15, 2022	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

Product	Versions
adobe coldfusion	<= 9.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Aug 14, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 21, 2026	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 22, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Feb 13, 2025	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 4, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Dec 19, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Jul 16, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]