CVE-2025-64898: Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522) in Adobe ColdFusion
ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability that could result in limited unauthorized write access. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access by exploiting improperly stored or transmitted credentials. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-64898 describes an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion affecting versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit improperly stored or transmitted credentials to gain limited unauthorized write access. Exploitation does not require user interaction, and the attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required. The vulnerability impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows limited unauthorized write access due to insufficient protection of credentials. This could enable an attacker to modify data or configurations within the affected ColdFusion environment. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Adobe vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor Adobe advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2025-64898: Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522) in Adobe ColdFusion
Description
ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability that could result in limited unauthorized write access. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access by exploiting improperly stored or transmitted credentials. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-64898 describes an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion affecting versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit improperly stored or transmitted credentials to gain limited unauthorized write access. Exploitation does not require user interaction, and the attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required. The vulnerability impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows limited unauthorized write access due to insufficient protection of credentials. This could enable an attacker to modify data or configurations within the affected ColdFusion environment. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Adobe vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor Adobe advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-11T22:48:38.847Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6938b6b6b56b439e93ee88a4
Added to database: 12/09/2025, 23:54:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 14:26:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 288
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