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CVE-2024-53961

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-12-23
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

ColdFusion versions 2023.11, 2021.17 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory set by the application. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or the manipulation of system data. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-12-2321:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe coldfusion
BranchAffectedFixed in
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.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-12-27
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score14.1 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-12-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53961?

ColdFusion versions 2023.11, 2021.17 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory set by the application. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or the manipulation of system data. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

Is CVE-2024-53961 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-53961, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53961?

CVE-2024-53961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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