CVE-2025-49539
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
- Record
CVE-2025-49539- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-20703
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
- Record
EUVD-2025-20703- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwpc-fvp2-p5wp
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction...
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
- Record
GHSA-rwpc-fvp2-p5wp- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. The vulnerable component is restricted to internal IP addresses.
- Record
CVE-2025-49539- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-49539 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Adobe Coldfusion, published July 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.