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CVE-2010-5290
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is…
High10.0EPSS 5.5%
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- mitre
Description
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.5% · top 7.2% 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 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 97553 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- adobe-coldfusion-cve20105290-priv-esc(87740) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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