CVE-2025-49545VulnerabilityPublished 8 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-49545: Adobe ColdFusion · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects Adobe ColdFusionSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.2Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Adjacent
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Adobe ColdFusion	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to ColdFusion administrative interfaces and internal network segments to trusted personnel only, using network segmentation and strict access controls. 2. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users with high privileges on ColdFusion servers to reduce the risk of credential compromise. 3. Monitor ColdFusion server logs for unusual outbound requests or URL injection patterns that could indicate SSRF attempts. 4. Apply strict input validation and sanitization on any user-controllable URL parameters within ColdFusion applications to prevent injection of arbitrary URLs. 5. Use web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SSRF attack patterns targeting ColdFusion. 6. Since no official patches are currently available, consider temporary workarounds such as disabling unnecessary ColdFusion features that allow URL injection or restricting ColdFusion's ability to make outbound HTTP requests to only trusted destinations via firewall rules. 7. Maintain an inventory of all ColdFusion instances and prioritize patching once Adobe releases an official update. 8. Conduct internal security assessments and penetration tests focusing on SSRF vectors within ColdFusion applications to identify and remediate vulnerabilities proactively.

Description

ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. A high-privilege authenticated attacker can force the application to make arbitrary requests via injection of URLs. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.

Impact

For European organizations using Adobe ColdFusion, this vulnerability presents a significant risk to sensitive data confidentiality. Since ColdFusion is often used in enterprise environments for internal and external web applications, an attacker with high-privilege credentials could leverage this SSRF flaw to access internal resources or read sensitive files on the server. This could lead to exposure of confidential business information, intellectual property, or personal data protected under GDPR. The fact that exploitation requires high privileges and internal network access somewhat limits the attack surface but does not eliminate the risk, especially in cases of insider threats or compromised credentials. The scope change means that the attacker could potentially pivot to other internal systems, increasing the risk of lateral movement within the network. The absence of user interaction requirements facilitates automated exploitation once access is gained. European organizations with complex internal networks and legacy ColdFusion deployments are particularly at risk. Additionally, the vulnerability could be leveraged in targeted attacks against critical infrastructure or government entities that rely on ColdFusion for web services.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #22OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Server Side Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-69.html (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 15 Jul 2025, 21:51 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-918

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