CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-8072 — ColdFusion 2018- update 4 and earlier and ColdFusion 2016- update 11 and earlier have a Security bypass vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

ColdFusion 2018- update 4 and earlier and ColdFusion 2016- update 11 and earlier have a Security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to Information Disclosure in the context of the current user.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2019-09-27
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application

Affected products

  • adobe / coldfusion / 2016

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Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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