CVE-2013-0632
Published: 17 January 2013
Summary
CVE-2013-0632 is a critical-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management).
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2013-0632 resides in administrator.cfc within Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10. It is caused by an empty default password on the RDS component that allows unauthenticated remote access to the administrative web interface, corresponding to CWE-276 for incorrect default permissions.
Remote attackers can exploit the flaw over the network by logging into RDS with the blank password and then pivoting through that session to reach administrative functions, resulting in authentication bypass and the potential for arbitrary code execution. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 reflects the absence of required credentials or user interaction.
Adobe security advisories APSA13-01 and APSB13-03, along with bulletin APSB13-03, address the issue and direct administrators to apply the available patches or implement the recommended configuration changes. The vulnerability was observed being exploited in the wild in January 2013.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2013-0643
Vulnerability details
administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative…
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web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 March 2022
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires changing or disabling default authenticators such as the empty RDS password that enables the authentication bypass.
Enforces authentication and access-control decisions before allowing any session to the administrative interface via administrator.cfc.
Mandates applying secure configuration settings or patches that eliminate the insecure default RDS password and exposed administrative functions.