CVE-2023-44352
Published: 17 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-44352 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023.5 and earlier along with 2021.11 and earlier contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-44352 and assigned CWE-79. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, allowing limited confidentiality and integrity impact in a changed scope.
An unauthenticated attacker who persuades a victim to visit a crafted URL pointing to a vulnerable ColdFusion page can cause malicious JavaScript to execute inside the victim's browser session.
Adobe has published mitigation guidance and patch information in the security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-52.html.
The associated EPSS score stands at 0.8038 with a recorded peak of 0.8393, reflecting sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48706
Vulnerability details
Adobe ColdFusion versions 2023.5 (and earlier) and 2021.11 (and earlier) are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an unauthenticated attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content…
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may be executed within the context of the victim's browser.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.