CVE-2023-29301 (GCVE-0-2023-29301)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-12 15:46
Modified
2025-03-05 18:53
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts ()
Summary
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to impact the confidentiality of the user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe ColdFusion Version: 0   ≤ 2023.0.0.330468
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