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CVE-2006-3979
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the…
High7.2EPSS 0.40%
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Description
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 21421 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016660 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-10.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3224 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- coldfusion-adminapi-auth-bypass(28294) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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