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CVE-2023-38204

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  • Published2023-09-14
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-1408:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe coldfusion
BranchAffectedFixed in
2018.x= 2018no fix published
2021.x= 2021no fix published
2023.x= 2023no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As adobe, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Adobe ColdFusionother versions: affected
    Affected
    • ≤ cf2023U2no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-14

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
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no entry
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Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-09-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-77p2-6w3v-xjv8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38204?

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability that could result in Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Is CVE-2023-38204 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-38204 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 66.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38204?

CVE-2023-38204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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