CVE-2025-49540
What it is
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, scope is changed. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with an admin-level account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Adobe Coldfusion 2021
- Adobe Coldfusion 2023
- Adobe Coldfusion 2025
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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