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CVE-2013-0631 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability

Adobe ColdFusion contains an unspecified information disclosure vulnerability that could expose sensitive data from compromised servers.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

This vulnerability allows attackers to extract confidential information from affected ColdFusion instances. The high EPSS score and confirmed wild exploitation indicate active abuse. Information disclosure from web application servers can expose credentials, configuration data, and business-critical

CISA KEV Yes · 2022-03-073EPSS 0.65867 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
3 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-07).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.65867 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Adobe, ColdFusion. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-200 Information Exposure — weakness family: Authorization / access control.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
WeaknessCWE-200 · Information ExposureAuthorization / access control
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I exploit the unspecified vulnerability in ColdFusion to read sensitive files or memory from the target server.
Business
Confidential application data, database credentials, or API keys are exposed to the attacker.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I use the disclosed information to pivot to other systems or escalate my access within the compromised environment.
Business
The initial breach becomes a foothold for lateral movement and deeper compromise of the infrastructure.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I extract customer data, intellectual property, or operational secrets accessible through the compromised application.
Business
Regulatory violations, reputational damage, and potential liability from data breach notification requirements.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 3 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Catalogued by adobe (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by adobeCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.